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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 649

Oded Revivi

Shmuel Greenberg, left, speaks to supporters at his election headquarters during the second round of Municipal Elections, in Beit Shemesh, March 10, 2024. (Yaakov Lederman/Flash90)
March 11, 2024, 1:34 pm
Ultra-Orthodox retake Beit Shemesh, former Haifa mayor Yona Yahav returns to office
46.1% of eligible voters cast ballots in run-off elections across the country; right-wing candidate Matan Dil wins in Rehovot, former MK Oren Hazan trounced in Ariel
By Sam Sokol
The scene of a shooting attack at a West Bank checkpoint south of Jerusalem on November 16, 2023 (Israel Police)
November 16, 2023, 10:38 am
Soldier killed, 5 wounded in attack by gunmen at West Bank checkpoint near Jerusalem
Terrorists killed after opening fire at ‘tunnels’ checkpoint on Route 60; police: Axes, guns, ammo, IDF uniform found in their car; police chief: They planned large-scale ‘massacre’
By Michael Bachner and ToI Staff
Israelis protest against the government's planned legal overhaul, in the West Bank settlement of Efrat, February 11, 2023. (Gershon Elinson /Flash90)
February 12, 2023, 8:05 pm
Over 70 local authorities urge dialogue before judicial overhaul pushed through
Among leaders of initiative are supporters of government’s plan to weaken legal system, who say they nevertheless see a need for discourse with opposition first
By ToI Staff
Jordan Valley Regional Council head David Elhayani attends a press conference of the Yesha Council outside the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, August 12, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 13, 2022, 10:37 am
Yesha leader faces rebellion for backing coalition bill crucial to settlers
Led by Likud-aligned movement, dozens of local council members call for David Elhayani’s resignation for not backing an opposition boycott of pro-settler West Bank legislation
By Stuart Winer and ToI Staff
An Israeli supporter of US President Donald Trump waves a campaign flag at a rally for his re-election, on a promenade overlooking Jerusalem, October 27, 2020. (Maya Alleruzzo/AP)
November 2, 2020, 4:54 am
Settlers to pray for Trump in Hebron
Head of Republicans in Israel to attend event at Tomb of the Patriarchs; Efrat settlement head advises against Israelis trying to sway vote
By ToI Staff
Samaria Regional Council chairman Yossi Dagan (L) meets with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Blair House in Washington, DC on January 27, 2020. (Samaria Regional Council)
August 16, 2020, 4:43 pm
Settler chiefs say PM betrayed them, is ‘adopting rhetoric of extreme left’
After Netanyahu dismisses their criticism for suspending annexation as part of UAE deal, local leaders say premier has ‘failed embarrassingly’ to make good on key election promise
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman, center, and then-tourism minister Yariv Levin during a meeting to discuss mapping extension of Israeli sovereignty to areas of the West Bank, held in the Ariel settlement, February 24, 2020. (David Azagury/ US Embassy Jerusalem/ File)
July 14, 2020, 4:58 pm
Netanyahu aide said to admit US in no mood for annexation, so PM won’t go ahead
Settler leaders protest after report of comments by Knesset Speaker Yariv Levin, a member of the mapping committee. ‘No need to wait for anyone,’ says Yesha Council
By Jacob Magid
A sign that reads "there is no half sovereignty," displayed in the northern West Bank settlement of Karnei Shomron on June 4, 2020. (Sraya Diamant/Flash90)
June 17, 2020, 2:56 pm
Poll shows slim majority of settlers back Trump plan, despite hostility at top
Settler leadership remains split, with some prominent mayors coming out against US proposal that would okay annexation while paving way for option of Palestinian statehood
By Jacob Magid
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu poses with children during a tree planting event for the Jewish holiday of Tu Bishvat, in the West Bank settlement of Mevo'ot Yericho on February 10, 2020. (Flash90)
June 17, 2020, 6:39 am
As Netanyahu fights for annexation, settlers with most to gain remain apathetic
While West Bank mayors remain divided over Trump plan, they’re all in agreement that interest among their residents is low. Some cite a lack of understanding of move’s implications
By Jacob Magid
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (5th from L) and Settlements Minister Tzipi Hotovely (6th from L) meet with settler leaders in the Prime Minister's Office on June 7, 2020. (Courtesy)
June 8, 2020, 12:52 am
Netanyahu vows all settlements will be annexed July 1, but other lands may wait
Meeting with West Bank mayors who have refrained from trashing Trump plan, PM also quoted saying that the territory conditionally offered to Palestinians doesn’t constitute a state
By Jacob Magid
US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman (4th from right) tours the Efrat settlement with settler leaders on February 20, 2020. (Courtesy)
May 24, 2020, 3:06 am
How settler leaders may have scuttled a US plan for immediate annexation
Israeli mayors flew to DC for Trump plan rollout, believing US would back sovereignty within days, but 1 of them says colleague’s press release blasting proposal changed everything
By Jacob Magid
Settler leaders sit at their pro sovereignty tent outside the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on February 4, 2020. (Gush Etzion Regional Council)
May 21, 2020, 1:34 pm
Settler umbrella group protests Trump plan, but some mayors endorse it
Organization of West Bank mayors expresses total opposition to Palestinian state, even at cost of US backed annexation, but some members publish separate statement backing plan
By Jacob Magid
In this February 18, 2020, photo, a view of the West Bank settlement of Ma'ale Efraim on the hills of the Jordan Valley. (AP/Ariel Schalit)
March 19, 2020, 11:21 am
Settlement construction dips in 2019 but building approvals soar — watchdog
11 outposts established; majority of homes go up in national religious communities far beyond Green Line
By AP and Jacob Magid
US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman (4th from right) tours the Efrat settlement with settler leaders on February 20, 2020. (Courtesy)
February 20, 2020, 6:55 pm
Breaking with colleagues, 6 settler mayors meet with US envoy to talk peace plan
West Bank municipality heads who opposed Yesha Council’s lashing out against Trump proposal thank David Friedman for Washington’s willingness to okay annexation
By Jacob Magid
Samaria Regional Council head Yossi Dagan speaks during a demonstration outside the Prime Minister's Residence in Jerusalem, December 13, 2018 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
February 9, 2020, 7:26 pm
Settler leaders call on PM to ‘put US in its place,’ swiftly annex W. Bank land
Yesha officials express outrage after American envoy Friedman puts brakes on any immediate sovereignty bid; urge Netanyahu to keep his promises on the matter
By Jacob Magid
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