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Thousands of Christians visit West Bank settlements in support after European sanctions, trade bans

"The laws enacted in Europe against purchasing products from Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria are antisemitism, pure and simple," a Norwegian Christian leader said.

Dag Juliussen, head of the Christian Embassy’s Norwegian branch, visiting the Psagot winery.
Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar hold a press conference at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem, September 8, 2026

FM Sa'ar: Israel to close UK consulate in east Jerusalem, expel reps. from CMCC over sanctions

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives for a briefing near the Salem military post between Israel and the West Bank, Tuesday, July 4, 2023

Amid US pressure, Netanyahu orders removal of illegal West Bank settler outposts, sources say

Protesters call for boycott of Israel [file]

UK's proposed ban on Israeli settlement trade would breach int'l legal obligations, lawyers warn


Canada sanctions seven Israelis, five entities over West Bank violence

"We remain deeply concerned by extremist settler violence in the West Bank and condemn such acts," said the Canadian Foreign Minister.

 Israeli settler leaders are seen arguing with lawmakers at a meeting of the Knesset Finance Committee, in Jerusalem, on December 11, 2023.

New right-wing central commander likely to be harder on Palestinian terrorism

Israeli settlers have accused the last few IDF central commanders of spending too much time cracking down on Jewish violence versus Palestinian violence.

Brigade Commander Colonel Avi Bluth 370

Remembering when the US pushed for Israel to annex the Gaza Strip - opinion

Clearly, there is no way of knowing how the Middle East might have looked had the Gaza proposal been accepted, no way of knowing the impact its acceptance would have had on subsequent events.

 FISHING AT the Gaza City port, 2018.

EU condemns expansion of 'illegal settlements across the occupied West Bank'

"The European Union firmly condemns the announcement by Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich that over 800 hectares of land in the occupied Palestinian territory."

European Union flags flutter outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, March 24, 2021

Israeli commander calls to resettle Gaza, reprimanded by IDF

The IDF claims that the "officer expressed remorse" after being reprimanded.

 IDF soldier seen walking between two armored vehicles in Gaza, December 20, 2023.

Blinken, Kirby 'disappointed' in Israel's approval for thousands of new West Bank homes

Israel intends to advance plans for 3,000 new settler homes in the aftermath of the West Bank terror attack next to a checkpoint heading into Jerusalem.

 US SECRETARY of State Antony Blinken holds a news conference in Tel Aviv, last week.

US tells Israel settlements serious issue, raised at highest level 

There was a dramatic spike of 303% in housing starts from the first and second quarters of 2023.

A Jewish settler walks past Israeli settlement construction sites around Givat Zeev and Ramat Givat Zeev in the West Bank, near Jerusalem June 30, 2020.

Israel sets borders for three recently-legalized West Bank outposts

Two of the new settlements Avigail and Asael are located in the South Hebron Hills while the third, Beit Hogla is in the Megilot region by the Dead Sea.

A view of the Maale Adumim settlement in the West Bank, Jan. 28, 2020.

Settlers aim for 1 million Israelis living in West Bank's Samaria by 2050

Should this plan come to fruition there would be at least 25 cities in Samaria by 2050, compared to Samaria’s one settler city of Ariel.

 A construction site of a new residential neighborhood at the mixed religious-secular Jewish settlement in the West Bank Kfar Adumim, March 9, 2023.

Facing reality: Beyond the state of denial in Israeli-Palestinian relations - opinion

I tried to explain that just like us, almost all Palestinians want to control their own destiny and they do not want to live under the oppression and humility of occupation.

 PALESTINIAN RESIDENTIAL buildings and a mosque are seen beyond Israel’s separation wall surrounding the Shuafat refugee camp in east Jerusalem.