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View of structures in the former Jewish settlement of Gush Katif in the southern Gaza Strip on July 27, 2020. (Abed Rahim Khatib/ Flash90)
December 17, 2023, 2:37 pm
Majority of Israelis oppose annexation, resettlement of Gaza – poll
Hebrew University survey finds only 33% of respondents support reoccupation of Palestinian enclave
By Sam Sokol and JTA
Pro-Palestinian protesters in New York, March 30, 2022. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)
April 5, 2022, 2:01 pm
Daily Briefing April 5: Anti-Zionism, antisemitism brewing in US
US correspondent Jacob Magid discusses settlements and a Chicago synagogue’s new core value; New York reporter Luke Tress reviews a pro-Palestinian rally and antisemitic attacks
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: A view from the Israeli settlement of Har Gilo of Route 60, backdropped by the West Bank village of Beit Jala. (Abir Sultan/Flash 90)
October 5, 2020, 6:59 pm
Israel to advance plans for 4,400 new settlement homes, mostly outside blocs
Majority of houses to be green-lit through various planning stages are in relatively isolated settlements
By Aaron Boxerman
The Eli settlement in the central West Bank (Courtesy: Dror Etkes)
February 27, 2020, 5:51 pm
Israel advances plans for nearly 1,800 new settlement homes days before election
Defense Ministry panel meeting comes less than two months after previous one, marking increase in frequency
By Jacob Magid
In this photo from January 1, 2019, men work on a new housing project in the West Bank settlement of Modin Illit. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
January 9, 2020, 12:22 pm
EU hastily removes reference to ‘disputed lands’ from settlement condemnation
Brussels’ new foreign policy czar reissues statement denouncing West Bank construction, after first version could be read to imply it isn’t all illegal under international law
By Raphael Ahren
A photograph of the construction work being done for a new neighborhood in the Ma'ale Amos settlement on June 18, 2017. (Jacob Magid/Times of Israel)
January 6, 2020, 6:22 pm
Israel advances plans for nearly 2,000 new settlement homes
Majority of units green-lighted through various planning stages are outside generally accepted West Bank ‘blocs’
By Jacob Magid
A construction site at Shvut Rachel in the West Bank on May 1, 2019. (Gili Yaari/Flash90)
December 29, 2019, 12:51 pm
Israel to advance plans for over 2,000 new settlement homes
Majority of those to be green-lit through various planning stages are outside the generally accepted ‘blocs’; number lower than 3,000 promised by PM last week
By Jacob Magid
File: A view of the Dolev settlement (CC BY-SA מיכאלי/Wikimedia Commons)
November 4, 2019, 3:25 pm
EU slams Israel for okaying 2,342 settler homes, road that ‘fragments’ West Bank
Bloc says settlement activity ‘erodes the viability of the two-state solution and the prospects for a lasting peace’
By ToI Staff and Jacob Magid
Illustrative: Construction work in the Dagan neighborhood of the settlement of Efrat, in the West Bank on July 22, 2019. (Gershon Elinson/Flash90)
October 31, 2019, 6:20 pm
Israel advances 2,342 settler homes, capping off record year under Trump
Majority of units to be constructed deep in West Bank; projects approved for Jordan Valley outpost legalized by cabinet and town hit by terror attack
By Jacob Magid
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads the weekly cabinet meeting, in the Jordan Valley on September 15, 2019. (Marc Israel Sellem/POOL)
September 16, 2019, 3:02 am
Netanyahu: After Jordan Valley and settlements, I’ll annex other ‘vital areas’
Prime minister says moves to be done in coordination with President Trump and argues, in election pitch, that he is only one capable of negotiating with US leader
By ToI Staff
A Palestinian shepherd herds his flock near the Israeli settlement of Argaman, in the Jordan Valley, a strip of West Bank land along the border with Jordan, Monday, Dec. 26, 2016. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
September 11, 2019, 3:24 am
Jordan Valley: What you need to know about eastern swathe PM says he’ll annex
How big is it, who lives there, who controls it, and why is Netanyahu focusing on it now?
By JTA and ToI Staff
Men work on a new housing project in the West Bank settlement of Naale, January 1, 2019. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
August 6, 2019, 4:54 pm
Israel advances plans for over 2,300 settlement homes, most deep in West Bank
Left-wing group blasts approval of project to be constructed right along security barrier after government demolished Palestinian homes in Wadi Hummus built just as close to wall
By Jacob Magid
Israelis visit the northern West Bank settlement of Peduel on April 22, 2019. (Flash90)
May 13, 2019, 5:18 am
Settlers hail ‘historic opportunity’ after report Trump won’t oppose annexation
Channel 12 news says imminent US peace plan will recognize that all Israeli-settled areas in West Bank ‘will remain in Israeli hands under a permanent accord’
By ToI Staff
US President Donald Trump smiles at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, after signing a proclamation formally recognizing Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights, in the Diplomatic Reception Room at the White House, in Washington, DC, on March 25, 2019. (AP/Susan Walsh)
May 12, 2019, 9:14 pm
Israel TV: US won’t oppose extension of Israeli law to all West Bank settlements
Imminent US peace plan will recognize that all Israeli-settled areas in West Bank ‘will remain in Israeli hands under a permanent accord,’ Channel 12 news claims
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses supporters as election results are announced in Tel Aviv, April 09, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
April 13, 2019, 3:28 am
Some of Israel’s best American friends worried by Netanyahu’s annexation talk
Staunch allies including Jewish leaders and members of Congress warn PM that annexing settlements could imperil US support for Israel
By Ron Kampeas
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