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Illustrative: Medics from the Magen David Adom ambulance service treat an Israel Police officer and border guard that were injured when a car rammed through a checkpoint outside of Jerusalem on October 13, 2016. (Magen David Adom)
September 2, 2017, 1:10 pm
IDF investigating reports of attempted stabbing in West Bank
Palestinian woman reportedly approached guards outside settlement of Hashmonaim, failed to heed calls to stop
By TOI staff
Yisrael Beytenu leader and Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman leads a faction meeting at the Knesset on July 10, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
August 29, 2017, 8:07 pm
Liberman slams illegal outposts as ‘sabotaging settlement movement’
Defense minister says White House unhappy with amount of construction beyond Green Line, but building will continue
By Jacob Magid
Shlomi Madar with the wooden pizza pie tray similar to the one he used to fend off a Palestinian terrorist who tried to stab him in his pizza kiosk in Petah Tikva, July 24, 2017. (Jacob Magid)
July 24, 2017, 6:12 pm
Pizzeria owner wallops Petah Tikva stabber with a pie platter
Terrorist tried repeatedly to swipe at Shlomi Madar, who says he was saved by a countertop he installed after a drunk customer pulled a knife on him
By Jacob Magid
Border Police fire a stun grenade in an attempt to disperse Palestinian Muslim worshipers outside the Old City of Jerusalem's Lions Gate on July 22, 2017. (AFP Photo/Ahmad Gharabli)
July 23, 2017, 10:34 pm
Palestinians injured in Jerusalem, West Bank clashes
Palestinian Red Crescent says more than two dozen hurt in protests, no injuries reported on Israeli side
By Dov Lieber and TOI staff
Mayor of Qalqiliya Hashim al-Masri stands in his office. (Luke Tress / Times of Israel)
July 23, 2017, 9:52 pm
In chockablock Qalqilya, expanding city means painful compromise
With settlers up in arms and government set to decide crowded Palestinian city's fate, residents say adding land and homes will mean giving up what little room for maneuvering they have left
By Dov Lieber and Video by Luke Tress
Amos Yadlin, (Flash90)
July 13, 2017, 10:48 pm
Ex-intel chief: Israel should advance peace initiatives now, while we’re strong
Amos Yadlin says final deal with Palestinians a ways off, but interim steps can be taken, criticizes 'totally political' decision to block Qalqilya expansion
By Judah Ari Gross
In this photo taken Wednesday, July 5, 2017, a general view shows a crowded Palestinian neighborhood that almost collides with a section of the Israeli security barrier that surrounds the city from three sides, in the most densely populated West Bank city of Qalqilya. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
July 13, 2017, 12:42 am
Cabinet puts temporary freeze on Qalqilya expansion plan
Ministers will make final decision in 10 days on whether to allow construction of up to 14,000 housing units in Palestinian city
By Jacob Magid
Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman presents his plan to allow Palestinians to expand the West Bank city of Qalqilya into area currently controlled by Israel, during a tour of the Maale Shomron settlement on July 12, 2017. (Eden Moldavski/Defense Ministry)
July 12, 2017, 5:25 pm
Ahead of cabinet debate, Liberman defends plan to expand Palestinian city
Defense minister tells settlers fight over proposal to give Qalqilya more room is between 'responsible' right-wingers and 'messianists'
By Judah Ari Gross and Jacob Magid
The Palestinian city of Qalqilya (top) and the Israeli security barrier (bottom), file photo (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
July 12, 2017, 4:41 am
Divisive expansion plan highlights crowded West Bank city’s plight
Israeli cabinet is set to meet again Wednesday to discuss move to build 14,000 new homes in Qalqilya, with residents saying there is 'desperate' need for approval
By AP and TOI staff
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Gadi Eisenkot addresses the Knesset's Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee on July 5, 2017. (Isaac Harari/Flash90)
July 5, 2017, 5:06 pm
Israel engaged in wide effort against enemy rockets, says IDF chief
Eisenkot tells Knesset committee that IDF now more capable than it has ever been, working to stop Hezbollah obtaining accurate missiles
By Stuart Winer
The West Bank town of Qalqilya is seen behind Israel's security barrier. (Yossi Zamir/Flash90)
June 22, 2017, 6:14 am
With ire over Palestinian expansion, settlers aim to reshuffle Israeli priorities
Long frustrated by US-imposed construction curbs, right-wing leaders fear plan to build thousands of units in Qalqilya signifies nothing has changed
By Jacob Magid
Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon speaks during a Labor, Welfare and Health Committee meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem on June 19, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 21, 2017, 4:42 am
Kahlon refutes ministers’ claim cabinet never vetted Qalqilya plan
Finance minister says bid to expand Palestinian city was debated and approved, and 'whoever says he doesn't remember is lying'
By Jacob Magid
Illustrative photo of IDF soldiers guarding a West Bank checkpoint, August 16, 2016. (Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90)
June 20, 2017, 5:45 pm
IDF: Knife-wielding Palestinian attacks Israeli troops, is shot dead
No soldiers injured in attempted stabbing outside West Bank settlement of Adam, north of Jerusalem
By Judah Ari Gross
Yossi Dagan (L), head of the Samaria Regional Council that oversees settlements in the northern West Bank, led a protest on the outskirts of Qalqilya calling on the government to cancel a plan allowing the Palestinian Authority to expand the city of Qalqilya. (Samaria Regional Council)
June 20, 2017, 2:34 pm
Changing the Qalqilyus
The press views a cabinet fight over Palestinian building as less a numbers game and more calculated political maneuvering
By Joshua Davidovich
Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman in the Knesset, June 12, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 19, 2017, 7:03 pm
Backing army, Liberman says ministers knew about Qalqilya building plan
Defense minister says fuss over expansion of Palestinian city is just for political gain, scolds politicians for criticizing IDF officers
By TOI staff
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