The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/settlement-freeze/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 14:25:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png settlement freeze | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/settlement-freeze/ 32 32 Shaked says she’d torpedo coalition if it agreed to settlement freeze https://www.timesofisrael.com/shaked-says-shed-torpedo-coalition-if-it-agrees-to-settlement-freeze/ Fri, 23 Jul 2021 14:36:35 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2587385 Yamina No. 2 tells newspaper her 'red line' is the government doing something she is ideologically opposed to, but such a move seems unlikely under coalition agreement

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]]> Palestinians clash with soldiers outside West Bank outpost on eve of evacuation https://www.timesofisrael.com/palestinians-riot-outside-illegal-west-bank-outpost-on-eve-of-evacuation/ Thu, 01 Jul 2021 23:39:09 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2575054&preview=true&preview_id=2575054 Red Crescent says 61 hurt, including six hit by rubber-tipped bullets; under agreement with government, settlers to leave site by 4 p.m. Friday

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]]> In compromise, settlers to leave illegal Evyatar outpost by 4 p.m. Friday https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-compromise-settlers-to-leave-illegal-evyatar-outpost-by-4-00-pm-friday/ Wed, 30 Jun 2021 22:38:52 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2574473&preview=true&preview_id=2574473 Under agreement, military will review status of West Bank land and if found to belong to state, a yeshiva and dorms will be established; army to set up base there in meantime

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]]> ‘Illegal even under Israeli law’: US pans establishment of new Evyatar outpost https://www.timesofisrael.com/illegal-even-under-israeli-law-us-pans-establishment-of-new-evyatar-outpost/ Wed, 30 Jun 2021 17:22:11 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2574193&preview=true&preview_id=2574193 Asked to comment on wildcat West Bank community that gov't has agreed to leave intact for now, State Dept. says it's critical to refrain from steps that harm two-state solution

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]]> Matrix of new highways could pave way for massive settlement growth https://www.timesofisrael.com/matrix-of-new-highways-could-pave-way-for-massive-settlement-growth/ Mon, 07 Dec 2020 16:02:57 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2443983 Rights groups say expansion of road, tunnel and overpass network pushed by Transportation Ministry sets stage for huge increase in West Bank settler population

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]]> Israel inking historic accords with UAE, Bahrain at White House ceremony https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-set-to-ink-historic-accords-with-uae-bahrain-at-white-house-ceremony/ Tue, 15 Sep 2020 15:27:54 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2388911&preview=true&preview_id=2388911 Hundreds gather at festive event on South Lawn as Netanyahu formalizes relations with two Gulf nations, in Jerusalem's first accords with Arab countries in over a quarter century

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]]> UAE, Bahrain back Arab Peace Initiative after spurning it to ally with Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/uae-bahrain-back-arab-peace-initiative-after-spurning-it-to-ally-with-israel/ Tue, 15 Sep 2020 14:30:26 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2388771&preview=true&preview_id=2388771 Proposal endorsed by Arab League had resolved to only establish ties with Israel after a two-state solution; Kushner says agreements are 'beginning of end to Israel-Arab conflict'

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]]> White House peace confab to aim for social distancing, but masks won’t be forced https://www.timesofisrael.com/white-house-will-not-require-masks-for-100s-attending-israel-uae-bahrain-signing/ Tue, 15 Sep 2020 02:30:20 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2388406&preview=true&preview_id=2388406 Senior US official says documents to be signed at ceremony won't mention Temple Mount access for Muslims, insists F-35s won't be sold to UAE unless Israeli military edge maintained

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]]> 700 due at White House Israel-UAE-Bahrain signing; Netanyahu to meet Trump first https://www.timesofisrael.com/1000-to-attend-white-house-peace-pact-signing-netanyahu-to-meet-trump-first/ Mon, 14 Sep 2020 15:32:20 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2387981&preview=true&preview_id=2387981 Hours before ceremony, wording of UAE 'peace treaty' and Bahrain 'peace declaration' still not published; PM's office says UAE deal will be valid only when Knesset gives okay

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]]> Looming strike at Defense Ministry body could freeze settlement approvals https://www.timesofisrael.com/looming-strike-at-defense-ministry-body-could-freeze-settlement-approvals/ Wed, 11 Jul 2018 16:19:59 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1887305 Settler leaders call on government to intervene to end Civil Administration labor action that would set back West Bank building

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]]> Construction equipment arrives at site of East Jerusalem Jewish neighborhood https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-breaks-ground-on-new-units-for-east-jerusalem-jewish-neighborhood/ Mon, 16 Oct 2017 00:11:18 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com?p=1711294&preview=true&preview_id=1711294 Some 1,600 apartments to be built in Givat Hamatos, over the Green Line; project was previously frozen amid tensions with Obama administration

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]]> Under Trump, settlements are no longer the obsessive center of attention https://www.timesofisrael.com/under-trump-settlements-are-no-longer-the-obsessive-center-of-attention/ Wed, 12 Jul 2017 06:11:47 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1656129 Obama bet everything on Israel ceasing settlement expansion, but the current White House has made it just one of many issues, leaving Ramallah no choice but to acquiesce

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]]> Abbas said ready to drop settlement freeze precondition for talks https://www.timesofisrael.com/abbas-said-ready-to-drop-settlement-freeze-as-precondition-for-talks/ Thu, 08 Jun 2017 11:09:47 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1635506 Top economic adviser says PA president also willing to back off of war crimes prosecutions and reduce pressure at UN to give US a chance to restart negotiations

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]]> Palestinians hope for settlement curb if peace talks resume https://www.timesofisrael.com/palestinians-hope-for-settlement-curb-if-peace-talks-resume/ Sun, 14 May 2017 18:03:36 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1618954 In Jordan, Erekat stops short of making building freeze a condition for negotiations with Israel

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]]> Minister: Peace talks likely, but ‘cool the excitement’ on deal https://www.timesofisrael.com/minister-peace-talks-likely-but-cool-the-excitement-on-deal/ Thu, 04 May 2017 08:30:43 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1612411 Citing PA president's past refusal to accept Israeli offers, Ze'ev Elkin says Abbas walked away from 'dream' concessions

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