Israel approved new settlements in the occupied West Bank, while its troops have reached the outskirts of Gaza City. The ...

Israel has given final approval for a controversial settlement project that could cut the occupied West Bank effectively in ...

Eleni Giokos speaks to Michael Sfard, an Israeli human rights lawyer who is involved in challenging the Israeli government’s ...

The Palestinian Authority says the decision is illegal and will "destroy" the prospects for a two-state solution.

Settlement development in E1, an open tract of land east of Jerusalem, has been under consideration for more than two decades ...

Norway's sovereign wealth fund, the world's largest, will exclude another six Israeli companies with connections to the West ...

Last week, Israel's far-right Finance Minister, Bezalel Smotrich, announced the creation of thousands of new housing units in ...

UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday urged Israel to halt plans for a highly contested settlement project in the occupied West Bank, saying they violate international law and go against ...

Construction in E1 is expected to begin immediately, while Ashahel’s plan reaches the deposit stage, a key step toward final ...

At the heart of the controversy is the viability of a Palestinian state. Israeli construction in E1 would cut the West Bank into two separate parts, rendering it impossible to establish a contiguous ...

But a crucial roadblock — discouragement from the United States — was lifted last week when Ambassador Mike Huckabee said the United States would not oppose E1. Huckabee is a longtime support of ...

The project, located in a tract of land known as E1 just east of Jerusalem, has been under discussion for more than two decades.