Settlements

Israeli settlements threaten Negev once again

The Negev Desert is threatened by huge settlement projects that the Israeli government is planning to implement in order to force the Bedouins into small population clusters.

Ahmad Melhem | Palestine | Jan 8, 2022

Members of the new Jewish community of Hiram walk with their children in their temporary village in Mahane Yatir located in the northern Negev Desert, Nov. 24, 2013.

Electricity law connects Bedouin homes to Israel’s power grid

Approved yesterday by the Knesset, the new electricity law will enable connecting Bedouin homes constructed without permits to the country’s power and water grids.

Mazal Mualem | Israel | Jan 7, 2022

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett speaks during a press conference at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, on Jan. 2, 2022.

Palestinian West Bank villages face attacks by settlers

Burqa has turned into a confrontation point in the West Bank, in light of fierce attacks by hundreds of settlers, amid fears of rebuilding the Homesh settlement, at a time when the Israeli government launched a huge settlement scheme in the Syrian Golan Heights.

Ahmad Melhem | Palestine | Jan 5, 2022

Israeli soldiers scuffle with Palestinians in the village of Burqa, northwest of the city of Nablus, following a weekly demonstration against the expropriation of Palestinian land by Israel, West Bank, Dec. 13, 2019.

Environmentalists oppose Israeli plan to double Golan Heights population

Nature protection groups are opposing the recent plan by the government to build more villages and add to the population on the Golan Heights.

Danny Zaken | Israel | Jan 3, 2022

This picture shows a general view of the village of Majdal Shams in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights, on Dec. 28, 2021.

Benny Gantz, Mahmoud Abbas see eye to eye on security risks

Embracing an opposite approach to that of former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Benny Gantz tries reinforcing the status of the Palestinian Authority and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.

Ben Caspit | Israel | Dec 30, 2021

Israel's Bennett gets scolded by the White House

Refusing an Israeli request for a phone call between Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and US President Joe Biden, the White House clarified the rules of the game and what kind of relationship they expect between the two leaders.

Ben Caspit | Israel | Dec 28, 2021

US President Joe Biden meets with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett in the Oval Office of the White House, Washington, Aug. 27, 2021.

Tensions flair at Homesh West Bank outpost, following killing of Israeli

Following the killing last week of Yehuda Dimentman, tensions are rising at the ruins of the Homesh West Bank outpost, demolished in the 2005 Gaza disengagement.

Rina Bassist | Israel | Dec 27, 2021

Palestinians protesting against the return of Jewish settlers to their area, confront members of the Israeli security forces, in the occupied-West Bank village of Burqah, near the illegal Israeli outpost of Homesh, on Dec. 23, 2021.

Violence in West Bank may lead to new confrontation with Gaza

Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad have claimed responsibility for two shooting attacks in less than a month in the West Bank and Jerusalem.

Ahmad Melhem | Palestine | Dec 23, 2021

Fighters with the Saraya al-Quds Brigades, the armed wing of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement, in the streets of Gaza City during a rally on May 29, 2021.

US-Palestinian economic ties resume after 5 years

Palestinians have reluctantly agreed to give the economic track a chance after it became obvious that there was no movement expected on the political track.

Daoud Kuttab | Palestine | Dec 18, 2021

President Mahmoud Abbas, pictured at a meeting with journalists in the occupied West Bank town of Ramallah on June 23, 2019.

Settler violence sparks disputes within Bennett’s government

Public Security Minister Omer Bar Lev instigated an argument within the coalition over settler violence, and whether it is an expanding phenomenon or just marginal incidents.

Afif Abu Much | Israel | Dec 17, 2021

Israeli Minister of Public Security Omer Bar Lev arrives for a photo at the president's residence during a ceremony for the new coalition government, Jerusalem, June 14, 2021.

The Takeaway: Did Israeli PM help break deadlock over US weapons sale to UAE?

Also: The Gulf and climate; Syrian refugees return from Belarus; Israel expands Golan settlements; Egypt wants assurances on gas pipeline; China-Ethiopia ties unsettle Egypt; Iran threatens sanctions on US; Building Sharjah … all in less than 1,200 words!

Andrew Parasiliti, Elizabeth Hagedorn, Joe Snell | Dec 15, 2021

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett meets with Emirati Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Abu Dhabi, Dec. 13, 2021.

Israel settlement expansion risks escalation in Hebron

Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s November 28 visit to the Tomb of the Patriarchs has highlighted a seemingly pro-settler approach to government policies in the already tense city.

Ahmad Melhem | Palestine | Dec 9, 2021

Jerusalem construction plan rattles Israeli government

The government of Naftali Bennett would like to shelve plans for constructing the Atarot Jerusalem neighborhood on the other side of the Green Line, yet it is facing a hard-core Jerusalem municipality that is adamant to advance the plan.

Danny Zaken | Israel | Nov 29, 2021

A picture shows machinery working on the tarmac of the former Atarot airport (Jerusalem International Airport), which has been closed to civilian traffic since the breakout of the second Palestinian intifada (uprising) in 2000, near the village of Qalandia between the West Bank city of Ramallah and Israel-annexed east Jerusalem on November 25, 2021.

Israel halts meetings as Belgium labels West Bank settlement products

The Belgian decision to label West Bank settlement products was made as Deputy Foreign Minister Idan Roll is visiting the country and ahead of a scheduled meeting with Belgian Foreign Minister Sophie Wilmes.

Rina Bassist | Israel | Nov 24, 2021

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Abbas seeks Putin’s help to revive Israeli-Palestinian peace process

The Palestinian Authority is trying to urge Russia to play a more effective role in the peace process through its position in the international Quartet and to call for an international peace conference. But there are still no serious indications of Russia’s responsiveness.

Ahmad Melhem | Palestine | Nov 24, 2021

Settlements

Israeli settlements threaten Negev once again

The Negev Desert is threatened by huge settlement projects that the Israeli government is planning to implement in order to force the Bedouins into small population clusters.

Electricity law connects Bedouin homes to Israel’s power grid

Palestinian West Bank villages face attacks by settlers

Environmentalists oppose Israeli plan to double Golan Heights population

Benny Gantz, Mahmoud Abbas see eye to eye on security risks

Israel's Bennett gets scolded by the White House

Tensions flair at Homesh West Bank outpost, following killing of Israeli

Violence in West Bank may lead to new confrontation with Gaza

US-Palestinian economic ties resume after 5 years

Settler violence sparks disputes within Bennett’s government

The Takeaway: Did Israeli PM help break deadlock over US weapons sale to UAE?

Israel settlement expansion risks escalation in Hebron

Jerusalem construction plan rattles Israeli government

Israel halts meetings as Belgium labels West Bank settlement products

Abbas seeks Putin’s help to revive Israeli-Palestinian peace process

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