Israeli construction plan to encircle Jerusalem - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Rina Bassist

Rina Bassist

Apr 8, 2021

Amir Levy/Getty Images — A general view of part of the Jewish east Jerusalem settlement of Ramat Shlomo is pictured on Nov. 16, 2020 in Jerusalem, Israel. — Amir Levy/Getty Images

The silhouette of an Israeli boy is seen as he looks out from his home in Givat HaMatos on the southern fringes of Jerusalem's city limits May 17, 2012. Named after a plane that crashed there during the 1967 Six-Day War, Givat HaMatos may yet prove the place where Palestinian hopes of establishing a capital in Jerusalem also fall apart. Of all the obstacles blocking the way to peace between the Palestinians and Israelis, the status of Jerusalem is arguably the most intractable. Picture taken May 17, 2012. T

New Jerusalem Neighborhood Threatens Territorial Solution

Akiva Eldar

A bird flies over pieces of wood in an area near Jerusalem known as E1, where there are plans for construction of some 3,000 settler homes December 6, 2012. Germany's Angela Merkel and Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu agreed to disagree on the question of Israeli plans to build more Jewish settlements, the chancellor said on Thursday. REUTERS/Baz Ratner (WEST BANK - Tags: POLITICS ANIMALS)

NGO Head: Israel Erasing Hope Of Agreement on Settlements

Shlomi Eldar

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu talks to the U.S. Ambassador David Friedman during his visit to Ariel settlement in the West Bank, February 24, 2020. Sebastian Scheiner/Pool via REUTERS - RC287F98LHX4

How Netanyahu is burying the two-state solution

Shlomi Eldar

Benny Gantz (C), A former IDF Chief and the head of Israeli Resilience party speaks to supporters during an election campaign event in Tel Aviv. Israelis will vote in a parliamentary election on April 9, choosing among party lists of candidates to serve in the 121-seat Knesset

Israel opens bidding for project in east Jerusalem

Rina Bassist

In Paris, reporting on Israeli politics and European affairs