The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/peace-now/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 14:58:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Peace Now | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/peace-now/ 32 32 Left-wing activist, whom settlers shoved on camera, to be questioned under caution https://www.timesofisrael.com/left-wing-activist-whom-settlers-shoved-on-camera-to-be-questioned-under-caution/ Mon, 25 May 2026 08:57:59 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3829954 Peace Now says its CEO Lior Amichai now a suspect, while settlers are not; clash took place after tour of West Bank Bedouin hamlet whose residents fled following settler attacks

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]]> Settlers assault left-wing activist in West Bank; IDF detains activists instead of attackers https://www.timesofisrael.com/settlers-assault-left-wing-activist-in-west-bank-idf-detains-activists-instead-of-attackers/ Thu, 14 May 2026 17:30:37 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3823613&preview=true&preview_id=3823613 Footage captures two settlers attacking Peace Now director; authorities say they held left-wing activists after receiving report that they were the ones who carried out attack

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]]> Expansion of West Bank rule appears to shift ‘creeping annexation’ into higher gear https://www.timesofisrael.com/expansion-of-west-bank-rule-appears-to-shift-creeping-annexation-into-higher-gear/ Thu, 19 Feb 2026 02:46:08 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3756740 As government makes it easier to purchase property and for state to take control of lands, both critics and boosters say the idea of Israel's control being temporary is a thing of the past

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]]> Security cabinet okays deepened Israeli control of West Bank; Hamas urges ‘escalation’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/security-cabinet-okays-dramatic-west-bank-policy-overhaul-deepening-israeli-control/ Sun, 08 Feb 2026 18:35:23 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3750597 Katz and Smotrich announce moves to expand Israeli oversight of areas A and B, let Israelis buy land in West Bank, and boost Israeli authority over Tomb of the Patriarchs compound

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]]> Last hurdle cleared to start controversial E1 settlement project near Jerusalem https://www.timesofisrael.com/last-hurdle-cleared-to-start-controversial-settlement-project-near-jerusalem/ Wed, 07 Jan 2026 02:27:36 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3728290 Government issues tender for 3,401 housing units in area east of capital, which both critics and proponents say will effectively block a contiguous Palestinian state in the West Bank

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]]> Amid settler attacks, police block left-wing activists from West Bank olive harvest https://www.timesofisrael.com/amid-settler-attacks-police-block-left-wing-activists-from-west-bank-olive-harvest/ Fri, 14 Nov 2025 11:09:56 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3688621 After area around the Palestinian village of Burin declared a closed military zone, hundreds of activists stage impromptu protest in the road against unchecked settler violence

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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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]]> Renowned designer, political activist David Tartakover dies at 81 https://www.timesofisrael.com/renowned-designer-political-activist-david-tartakover-dies-at-81/ Tue, 29 Jul 2025 17:37:25 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3609155 Israeli artist, who was best known for his Shalom and Peace Now emblems, taught a generation of future designers

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]]> Police recruit settlers for new West Bank civilian enforcement squads https://www.timesofisrael.com/police-recruit-settlers-for-new-west-bank-civilian-enforcement-squads/ Thu, 10 Jul 2025 13:44:50 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3595024 Settlement watchdogs warn new unit will worsen attacks on Palestinians as Ben Gvir touts quasi-police squads, saying they reflect a new 'combative mindset' among Israelis

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]]> US envoy: ‘No room’ for Palestinian state in West Bank under current conditions https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-envoy-no-room-for-palestinian-state-in-west-bank-under-current-conditions/ Tue, 10 Jun 2025 19:06:03 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3569422 Huckabee says he doesn't think two-state solution is among Washington's policy goals, floats carving a state for Palestinians out of existing Muslim countries

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]]> Cabinet approves West Bank land registration process to ‘strengthen Jewish settlement’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/cabinet-approves-west-bank-land-registration-process-to-strengthen-jewish-settlement/ Tue, 13 May 2025 09:50:00 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3547951 Move designed to register land ownership in Area C of West Bank; Smotrich says act will enable settlement development, and is part of 'de facto sovereignty revolution'

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]]> West Bank illegal outposts, land appropriation hit record high in 2024 — watchdog https://www.timesofisrael.com/west-bank-illegal-outposts-land-appropriation-hit-record-high-in-2024-watchdog/ Thu, 06 Mar 2025 16:18:56 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3497346 Left-wing Peace Now says government has completed groundwork for 'de facto annexation of West Bank,' after key administrative powers are transferred from IDF to civilian official

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]]> Watchdog says plans advancing for nearly 1,000 more settler homes in West Bank https://www.timesofisrael.com/watchdog-says-plans-advancing-for-nearly-1000-more-settler-homes-in-west-bank/ Mon, 17 Feb 2025 09:06:01 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3484356 Peace Now accuses government of operating 'on steroids' to establish facts on the ground even as hostages languish in captivity in Gaza

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]]> High Court orders police to investigate assistance to illegal settlement outposts https://www.timesofisrael.com/high-court-orders-police-to-investigate-assistance-to-illegal-settlement-outposts/ Tue, 04 Feb 2025 20:08:28 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3475327 Ruling responds to seven-year-old petition alleging settlement municipal authorities provide substantive, unlawful support for construction of outposts

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]]> 7 illegal settlements said built in West Bank area under Palestinian civil control https://www.timesofisrael.com/7-illegal-settlements-said-built-in-west-bank-area-under-palestinian-civil-control/ Sun, 22 Dec 2024 17:02:58 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3444709 Peace Now alleges settlers moved into homes of Palestinians who fled the area for fear of settler violence, warns against returning to 'full military rule' across entire West Bank

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