Settlement construction

Demolition of illegal West Bank Bedouin community begins as E1 plan faces legal challenges

Several NGOs said the community is over a kilometer from Ma'ale Adumim, arguing that the distance undermines the government's claim that the demolition was necessary for development plans.

A West Bank Bedouin community under demolition, November 3, 2026.
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich is seen on the day of a press conference regarding settlements expansion for the long-frozen E1 settlement, near Ma'aleh Adumim in the West Bank, August 14, 2025

UK may sanction firms bidding on Israel’s E1 settlement tender, Miliband warns

 NEWLY ELECTED BRITISH MPs gather in the House of Commons Chamber for a group photo in London.

UK expands sanction powers, enabling action against companies supporting West Bank settlements

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and National Missions Minister Orit Strock hold a map of the West Bank as they celebrate the Knesset Security Cabinet approval of their NIS1.3M budget to build 34 new settlements throughout the territory.

Israel unveils NIS 1.3 million budget for 34 new West Bank settlements in 'historic' move


Canada follows US, allies in condemning Israeli settlement legalization

Canada's foreign minister emphasized the country's commitment to a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

 Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly attends a meeting with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine February 14, 2023.

Netanyahu: Illegal construction is not allowed - not from Palestinians or settlers

Netanyahu spoke out after the IDF's evacuation of a newly establish settler outpost, a move that was met with contention by some of the coalition.

 Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads the weekly government conference at the PM's office in Jerusalem on January 22, 2023.

Netanyahu must raze Khan al-Ahmar despite int'l pressure, Likud MKs say

The High Court of Justice ruled in 2018 that the structures in Khan al-Ahmar could be razed but this never ended up happening.

 Likud MKs Yuli Edelstein and Danny Danon visit the Bedouin village Khan al-Ahmar, in the West Bank on January 23, 2023.

Israeli settlement building must continue, Edelstein tells US envoy

The Knesset's foreign affairs and defense committee chief also defended Itamar Ben-Gvir's visit to Temple Mount last week.

 Israeli Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee Chairman MK Yuli Edelstein (R) is seen meeting with Israeli Ambassador to the US Tom Nides, on January 11, 2023.

Israel advances plan to build 700 units in new east Jerusalem settlement

The new village of Givat Shaked, which seems aimed at attracting Jewish residents, would inhibit any future plan to connect the village of Beit Safafa to the West Bank.

A view of a golden dome built on top of the Abdul Rachman mosque in Beit Safafa, Jerusalem, Dec. 16, 2021.

Israel Elections: Using settlement activity as a campaign tactic

The Nahala Movement campaign is an effort to focus the attention on the settlements, and to bring the spotlight back on the issue of a Palestinian state.

 Settlers from the Nahala Settlement Movement beginning to march from the Gush Etzion junction on their way to establish illegal outposts on Wednesday,  and, on the right, Israeli and Palestinian detractors protesting the action.

Settlers vow to build more outposts after 7 West Bank encampments razed

“We have only just begun,” veteran settler leader and Nahala co-chair Daniella Weiss told reporters.

 Settler youth at Hilltop 26 near Kiryat Arba, one of the protest points for outpost settlement, July 21, 2022.

Settlement construction should not be used only as terror response - editorial

The government’s approach until now has been to avoid collective punishment against Palestinian civilians. There are now calls on the government to change its tactics.

 A Palestinian man walks down the stairs of a building as the Israeli settlement of Dolev is seen, near Ramallah in the West Bank January 26, 2020. Picture taken January 26, 2020.

US denounces Israel's push to advance 3,988 West Bank settler homes

The move helps shore up Prime Minister Naftali Bennett's fragile coalition but will likely anger the Biden Administration.

 US President Biden welcomes Israel's Prime Minister Bennett, in Washington

IDF renews standing eviction orders against number of West Bank outposts

There are some 100 outposts in Judea and Samaria, most of which are similar to established settlements, but lack authorization.

 A family in the hilltop settlement of Homesh after the modular structures were taken down by police, December 24, 2021.