The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/maale-adumim/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Fri, 12 Jun 2026 02:22:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Ma'ale Adumim | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/maale-adumim/ 32 32 Several cities keep schools shut despite revised guidelines allowing them to reopen https://www.timesofisrael.com/several-cities-to-keep-schools-shut-despite-revised-guidelines-allowing-them-to-reopen/ Sun, 15 Mar 2026 16:48:49 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3778644 Ashkelon, Ariel and Dimona decide conditions are not yet suitable to reopen their education systems, though the Home Front Command designated them as areas at lower risk

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]]> Brother of former Hamas hostage found alive after going missing for three days https://www.timesofisrael.com/brother-of-former-hamas-hostage-found-alive-after-going-missing-for-three-days/ Wed, 21 Jan 2026 11:30:44 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3738417&preview=true&preview_id=3738417 Ashgara Mengistu, 33, who disappeared after leaving his mother's home in Ma'ale Adumim on Sunday, reportedly located on train in Kiryat Gat

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]]> Brother of released Hamas captive Avera Mengistu goes missing https://www.timesofisrael.com/brother-of-released-hamas-captive-avera-mengistu-goes-missing/ Tue, 20 Jan 2026 20:40:25 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3738178 Police ask public for assistance in search for Ashgara Mengistu, 33, who disappeared after leaving his mother's home in Ma'ale Adumim on Sunday

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]]> Germany calls on Israel to halt E1 West Bank settlement plan, warns of instability risk https://www.timesofisrael.com/germany-calls-on-israel-to-halt-e1-west-bank-settlement-plan-warns-of-instability-risk/ Fri, 09 Jan 2026 15:24:50 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3730424 IDF arrests two Palestinian brothers after attempted settler attack on West Bank village; no Israelis detained; military probing series of overnight attacks on Palestinian school, vehicles

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]]> Tenders for record number of West Bank settlement housing units published in 2025 https://www.timesofisrael.com/tenders-for-record-number-of-west-bank-settlement-housing-units-published-in-2025/ Sun, 09 Nov 2025 13:29:47 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3684298 Some 5,667 housing units will be built when the tenders are awarded, will house 25,000 residents; previous high was in 2018 when tenders for just over 3,800 homes were published

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]]> 2 West Bank annexation bills get initial nod, with MKs rebelling against PM as Vance visits https://www.timesofisrael.com/2-west-bank-annexation-bills-get-initial-nod-with-mks-rebelling-against-pm-as-vance-visits/ Wed, 22 Oct 2025 15:19:42 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3671348 Netanyahu's Likud punishes Edelstein for casting decisive vote, dismisses bill as opposition 'trolling,' but also says it is working on creating right conditions for sovereignty

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]]> At Ma’ale Adumim, Netanyahu buried the two-state solution https://www.timesofisrael.com/at-maale-adumim-netanyahu-buried-the-two-state-solution/ Fri, 12 Sep 2025 10:21:36 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3640453 Paperwork signed by PM in settlement city east of Jerusalem enables construction in E1 area, intended to house 20,000 Israelis within 10-15 years, ensuring no territorial contiguity for Palestinians

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]]> ‘There will be no Palestinian state’: Netanyahu signs plan for E1 settlement expansion https://www.timesofisrael.com/there-will-be-no-palestinian-state-pm-signs-plan-cementing-e1-settlement-expansion/ Thu, 11 Sep 2025 20:38:00 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3640103 PM declares 'this place belongs to us' during signing ceremony in Ma'ale Adumim, as Smotrich vows that the next step is annexation of the West Bank

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]]> Netanyahu to sign E1 ‘framework agreement’ in Ma’ale Adumim this week – report https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-to-sign-e1-framework-agreement-in-maale-adumim-this-week-report/ Sun, 07 Sep 2025 13:56:51 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3635909 Ma'ale Adumim mayor insists time is ripe for annexing West Bank, but says he's unaware of intention to ink a deal with the PM on plan for controversial settlement expansion

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]]> E1 settlement project widely condemned, but is it fatal to two-state solution idea? https://www.timesofisrael.com/e1-settlement-project-widely-condemned-but-is-it-fatal-to-two-state-solution-idea/ Mon, 25 Aug 2025 20:08:17 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3627260 Critics of the E1 plan say it cuts the West Bank in two, and severs the territory from East Jerusalem, though some argue these obstacles can be overcome

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]]> World largely decries new settlement plan, warns it will scuttle 2-state solution https://www.timesofisrael.com/arab-countries-decry-new-settlement-plan-warn-it-will-scuttle-two-state-solution/ Thu, 14 Aug 2025 16:48:05 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3620332 UN, Europe, Arab nations slam bid to resume building in contentious E1 area; US issues vague statement; Smotrich says move a response to Western push for Palestinian state

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]]> Smotrich says he’ll okay 3,000 homes east of Jerusalem, ‘burying idea of Palestinian state’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/smotrich-to-approve-frozen-e1-settlement-homes-buries-idea-of-palestinian-state/ Thu, 14 Aug 2025 07:10:23 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3619991 E1 settlement project that would split West Bank into north and south has been on hold for decades amid international pressure; settler leader hails 'historical achievement'

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]]> Security cabinet greenlights separate road for Palestinians in contentious E1 area https://www.timesofisrael.com/security-cabinet-greenlights-separate-road-for-palestinians-in-contentious-e1-area/ Sun, 30 Mar 2025 18:26:19 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3514154 Critics decry planned north-south route as a 'fatal blow' to local Palestinian communities, as cabinet moves to expand settlement construction between Jerusalem and Ma'ale Adumim

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]]> Despite low foot traffic, West Bank’s D-City design mall so far proving too big to fail https://www.timesofisrael.com/despite-low-foot-traffic-d-city-design-mall-continues-to-defy-expectations/ Thu, 20 Mar 2025 07:59:13 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3504359 While the mall outside Jerusalem feels nearly empty, the home stores remain committed to maintaining a presence, and the event halls and entertainment centers keep operations afloat

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]]> Shaken by the Oct. 7 massacre, some Israelis turn to Krav Maga to learn self-defense https://www.timesofisrael.com/shaken-by-the-oct-7-massacre-israelis-turn-to-krav-maga-to-learn-self-defense/ Sat, 20 Jul 2024 20:47:46 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3336048 At Moshe Katz's dojo in his basement in Ma'ale Adumim, men and women roleplay events from the Hamas onslaught to be better prepared for terrorist attack

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