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West Bank outposts
Far-right youths protest the court-ordered demolition of 17 buildings in the illegal outpost of Tapuah West. (Israel Police)
June 17, 2018, 11:18 am
Police, settler youth clash during clearing of illegal West Bank outpost
11 officers injured as demonstrators hurl objects at troops; far-right activists claim cops used excessive force evacuating 10 structures in Tapuah West
By Jacob Magid
A picture taken on February 8, 2017 from the Palestinian West Bank village of Yasuf shows the Israeli wildcat outpost of Kfar Tapuah West, located near the settlement of Kfar Tapuah. (AFP Photo/Jaafar Ashtiyeh)
June 17, 2018, 3:23 am
Hundreds of police deployed to West Bank outpost ahead of evacuation
Settler youth reportedly throw stones at officers ahead of planned razing of at least 13 structures in West Tapuah, south of Nablus
By TOI staff
A bulldozer demolishes a homes in the Netiv Ha'avot outpost on June 13, 2018. (Gershon Elinson/Flash90)
June 13, 2018, 3:46 pm
Bulldozers raze Netiv Ha’avot outpost after settlers clear out
Few on site for court-ordered demolition, a day after police evacuate homeowners and thousands of protesters
By Jacob Magid
Protesters scuffle with Border Police at the Netiv Ha'Avot outpost in West Bank on June 12, 2018. (Menahem KAHANA/AFP)
June 12, 2018, 11:30 pm
After violent scuffles, police clear families, protesters from outpost homes
Nine officers lightly injured and three protesters arrested as police empty final building slated for demolition in Netiv Ha'avot
By Jacob Magid
A police officer is treated by medics after being attacked by settlers during the evacuation of the illegal West Bank outpost of Netiv Ha'avot on June 12, 2018. (Israel Police)
June 12, 2018, 5:26 pm
In final standoff before razing of outpost homes, protests take a violent turn
8 officers hurt as demonstrators at Netiv Ha'avot hurl rocks, bottles, paint at police; eviction process likely to take hours
By Jacob Magid
Residents of the Netiv Ha'avot outpost in the West Bank leave their home peacefully ahead of its court-ordered demolition, June 12, 2018. (Jacob Magid/The Times of Israel)
June 12, 2018, 12:04 pm
Police begin evacuating Netiv Ha’avot families ahead of home demolitions
15 homes in West Bank outpost to be removed Tuesday, after High Court ruled they are illegally built on private land
By Jacob Magid
Protesters at the Netiv Ha'avot outpost in the Gush Etzion area of the West Bank shortly before the expected demolition of 15 homes built illegally on private Palestinian land, on June 12, 2018. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)
June 12, 2018, 8:11 am
Thousands of cops, protesters brace for Netiv Ha’avot outpost demolition
15 homes in the illegal West Bank settlement to be demolished Tuesday after High Court ruled they are built on private Palestinian land
By Jacob Magid
Some 2,000 Israelis attend a protest rally at the West Bank outpost of Netiv Ha'avot on June 11, 2018, ahead of its scheduled demolition. (Yesha Council)
June 11, 2018, 11:06 pm
Thousands rally at Netiv Ha’avot outpost ahead of court-ordered demolition
Jewish Home leaders Bennett and Shaked take aim at High Court for sanctioning razing of 15 homes; residents urge demonstrators to remain peaceful during Tuesday evacuation
By Jacob Magid
People seen near a home slated for demolition in the illegal Jewish neighborhood of Netiv Ha'avot on June 11, 2018. (Gershon Elinson/Flash90)
June 11, 2018, 6:18 pm
As bulldozers near, outpost residents vow they’ll be back, and they may be right
15 families in Nativ Ha'avot neighborhood in settlement bloc south of Jerusalem feel imminent razing will ultimately strengthen their claim to hilltop
By Jacob Magid
The High Court of Justice judges arrive for a hearing regarding the Regulation Law at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem on June 3, 2018. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 3, 2018, 4:45 pm
State: There’s no alternative to outpost legalization law, warts and all
But representative of the attorney general, who opposes the law, says other legal measures should be found to retroactively approve thousands of illegal homes
By Jacob Magid
View of caravan houses in the illegal West Bank outpost of Amona on January 16, 2017. (Lior Mizrahi/Flash90)
June 3, 2018, 3:21 am
High Court set to hear petitions against outpost legalization law
Supporters of controversial Regulation Law, which has been frozen since being passed by Knesset, argue that system 'stacked against' legislation
By Jacob Magid
A horse stable located on private Palestinian land seized by the state for security purposes in the West Bank settlement of Beit El. (Jacob Magid/Times of Israel)
June 1, 2018, 8:48 am
Rein in illegal Israeli horse farms in West Bank? State signals nay
Supported by state healthcare providers, some settlers are using swaths of Palestinian land seized for security purposes to build dozens of stables
By Jacob Magid
Supreme Court Chief Justice Esther Hayut at a hearing at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem on January 14, 2018. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 31, 2018, 11:21 am
High Court walks back position allowing seizing Palestinian land for settler use
Chief justice says 2017 ruling by colleague Salim Joubran contradicts previous legal precedents on matters of West Bank land disputes
By Jacob Magid
A Tekoa resident sits in a pool overlooking the Judean desert. (Neta Mor/Unsettling)
May 22, 2018, 8:25 am
In new film, Tel Aviv leftist picks up and moves to a West Bank settlement
While her cameras and political views initially spook Tekoa residents, in 'Unsettling,' Iris Zaki manages to get locals talking about their lives beyond the Green Line
By Jacob Magid
Illustrative photo of the ultra-Orthodox West Bank settlement of Beitar Illit, and the Arab village of Wadi Fukin below, June 17, 2015. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
May 11, 2018, 12:21 pm
New report on illegal outposts fuels West Bank annexation concerns
Zandberg committee conclusions, which critics say treat the territories like Israel proper, are already being implemented on the ground
By Jacob Magid
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