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Settler leaders pose for a photo outside the Prime Minister's Office following their meeting with Benjamin Netanyahu on June 7, 2017. From R-L, Gush Etzion Regional Council Chairman Shlomo Ne'eman, Ma'ale Adumim Mayor Benny Kasriel, Beit El Local Council Chairman Shai Alon, Yesha Council Chairman Avi Roeh, Karnei Shomron mayor Yigal Lahav, Yesha Council Director General Shiloh Adler, Elkana Mayor Asaf Mintzer, and Kiryat Arba Local Council Head Malachi Levinger. (Jacob Magid/Times of Israel)
October 31, 2018, 9:56 pm
New leadership in West Bank could deepen cracks in settler unity
Municipal election results embolden camp of council chairs who prefer working outside of Yesha settlement umbrella body to advance policies on behalf of Israelis over Green Line
By Jacob Magid
(From L-R) Likud MK Yehudah Glick, US Ambassador David Friedman and Har Hebron Regional Council chairman Yohai Damari at the US Embassy in Jerusalem on August 15, 2018. (Har Hebron Regional Council)
August 16, 2018, 5:20 pm
US ambassador tells Israeli MK ‘no reason to evacuate settlements’ in peace deal
Yehudah Glick says remark was made by David Friedman during sit-down at Jerusalem embassy, as settler leaders presented him with Israeli-Palestinian economic ventures
By Jacob Magid
Hebron Jewish settlers' council head Yochai Damari (left) with the Palestinian man who came to the aid of the Mark family after the July 1, 2016 terrorist attack in which Rabbi Miki Mark was killed (Har Hebron Regional Council)
August 3, 2018, 5:01 pm
Palestinian who saved Jewish kids after terror attack to be booted from Israel
Military refuses to renew temporary residence permit awarded to West Bank man who got death threats after rescuing children of murdered Rabbi Miki Mark at scene of 2016 attack
By TOI staff
MK Yehudah Glick (Likud) eulogizes his wife, Yaffa, at her funeral at Jerusalem's Har Hamenuhot cemetery on January 1, 2018. (Screen capture: Facebook)
January 11, 2018, 9:57 pm
MK Glick pans Deri’s attempt to bring him to vote after wife’s funeral
Likud lawmaker says he did not take Shas head’s inquiry seriously, as it was ‘so out of place’
By TOI staff
US Ambassador David Friedman (L) pays a condolence call at the home of Likud MK Yehudah Glick in the West Bank settlement of Otniel on January 3, 2018. (Courtesy Har Hebron Regional Council)
January 3, 2018, 2:18 pm
US ambassador pays condolence visit at MK’s West Bank home
Deflecting suggestions it is unusual for US officials to visit settlements, David Friedman says he only came to pay respects
By Jacob Magid
Jewish farmers pose next to a Palestinian man who tried to attack the owner of Talia Farm in the West Bank on October 24, 2017. (Har Hebron Regional Council)
October 24, 2017, 9:31 pm
IDF arrests 2 Palestinians for trying to attack settler
Army says would-be assailants were deterred after owner of farm in southern West Bank fired his gun in the air as they approached
By TOI staff
Swastikas spray-painted on a sign for an archaeological site outside the Susya settlement in the West Bank. (Courtesy: Har Hebron Regional Council)
October 3, 2017, 2:53 pm
Swastikas found spray-painted outside settlement archaeology site
Incident is the third such defacement in the past four years near ruins of ancient Jewish city of Susya
By Jacob Magid
New prefabricated homes are seen under construction in the West Bank between the Israeli outpost of Amona and the settlement of Ofra (background), north of Ramallah, on January 31, 2017. (AFP/Thomas Coex)
June 7, 2017, 6:46 am
Israel advances plans for 1,500 West Bank homes
Civil Administration committee okays next step for building houses, including some outside settlement blocs and 102 at first new settlement in 25 years
By TOI staff and Jacob Magid
A view of construction in the West Bank settlement of Efrat on January 26, 2017. (Gershon Elinson/Flash90)
June 2, 2017, 10:38 pm
Settler leaders say government’s construction plans insufficient
Samaria council head says 2,600 homes up for approval next week are akin to a settlement freeze
By TOI staff and Jacob Magid
Construction in the Israeli West Bank settlement of Kiryat Arba, near the city of Hebron, on April 2, 2017. (Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90)
June 2, 2017, 2:30 pm
Hundreds of new West Bank homes said slated for approval
Civil Administration committee to meet for first time in months after it was pushed off for Trump’s visit last month
By TOI staff and Jacob Magid
A group of activists from Israel, the Palestinian territories and around the world stand by the Sumud Freedom Camp in the South Hebron Hills on Friday May 19, 2017. (Gili Getz)
May 25, 2017, 11:19 pm
IDF dismantles West Bank protest tent erected by Diaspora Jews again
Canadian activist briefly held, but let go after protesters agree not to erect structures outside cave village in South Hebron Hills
By Jacob Magid
Activists hold hands as they make their way to the Sumud Freedom Camp in the South Hebron Hills on May 19, 2017. (Credit: Gili Getz)
May 21, 2017, 9:25 pm
IDF raids West Bank ‘freedom camp’ built by Diaspora Jewish activists
Army, accused of assaulting demonstrators, says they erected illegal structures meant for Palestinian village in a closed military zone
By Jacob Magid
Hebron Jewish settlers' council head Yochai Damari (left) with the Palestinian man who came to the aid of the Mark family after the July 1, 2016 terrorist attack in which Rabbi Miki Mark was killed (Har Hebron Regional Council)
August 8, 2016, 8:50 pm
Settler leader intervenes as Palestinian loses job for saving terror victims
Head of Har Hebron Regional Council urges Israel to issue work permit to man who rushed to aid of slain rabbi’s family
By TOI staff
The children of Rabbi Miki Mark mourn at a service prior to his funeral at the Otniel yeshiva, where Rabbi Mark was director, on July 3, 2016. (Hadas Parush/FLASH90)
July 27, 2016, 3:29 pm
Family of slain rabbi thank army for killing his murderer
Commander of IDF brigade says West Bank operation closed a circle, as Miki Mark’s son was until recently one of its officers
By TOI staff
An Israeli soldier stands guard next to Palestinian workers who were transported out of the Tekoa settlement south of Jerusalem following a terror attack in the community on January 18, 2016. (AFP / MENAHEM KAHANA)
January 19, 2016, 11:18 pm
For second day, Palestinian workers barred from some Israeli settlements
After stabbing attacks in two Jewish communities, IDF upholds ban on much of the West Bank
By Judah Ari Gross
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