Smotrich has also long seen abolition of the Civil Administration as a means to expand and develop settlements further, thereby extending Israeli sovereignty in the West Bank, with annexation ...

the President has stood down the past administration's condemnations of Israel's West Bank settlements – declared illegal by international authorities. And he has stocked his cabinet with ...

Today, roughly 10 percent of Israel’s Jewish population, totalling between 600,000 and 750,000 people, live in about 250 settlements and outposts dispersed throughout the occupied West Bank and ...

The Jewish population in the West Bank grew at twice the rate of the general Israeli population last year, according to an ...

To spend a rush hour these days at any of the traffic-snarled checkpoints outside Palestinian cities in the West Bank is to ...

Almost 90 percent of Jenin refugee camp’s population have been forced to flee their homes, with many seeking refuge in towns ...

The growing number and size of the settlements have steadily eroded the land accessible to Palestinians. Expanding Israel’s hold over the West Bank is a stated goal of many lawmakers in Mr ...

Nearly 770,000 illegal Israeli settlers live in 180 settlements and 256 outposts in the occupied West Bank. At least 900 Palestinians have been killed and nearly 6,700 others injured by Israeli ...

This is not exclusive to the Middle East – “map wars” are underway across the globe. Some of the more well-known examples ...

Israeli settlements built on land inside the occupied West Bank are considered illegal under international law. Booking.com has denied the claims, saying there are no laws prohibiting listings in ...