Illegal israeli settlements

Smotrich calls for expulsion of UK ambassador after 'Post' report of planned settlement trade ban

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir also responded to the reports of the settlement trade ban by calling for Israel to recognize the Falkland Islands as "Argentine territory under occupation."

Finance Minister and head of the Religious Zionist Party Bezalel Smotrich attends RZP's primaries event ahead of the upcoming elections, in Jerusalem, July 26, 2026.
Protesters call for boycott of Israel [file]

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

Member of Parliament Abtisam Mohamed looks on on the day Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivers a ministerial statement on Hamas' October 7 attack anniversary and the Middle East at the House of Commons, in London, Britain, October 7, 2024.

British lawmakers press government for immediate ban on Israeli West Bank settlement imports

JEWISH SETTLERS are seen at the unauthorized Beit Anot outpost in the Gush Etzion area of the West Bank after being informed of an expected evacuation, June 1, 2026.

Three female soldiers wounded by settlers while clearing illegal West Bank outpost


Activist indicted for Amona incitement

Due to free speech issues involving the indictment filed by the Jerusalem District Attorney’s Office, Attorney-General Avichai Mandelblit personally approved the indictment.

‘THERE WILL be war over Amona,’ the graffiti reads at the outpost in the Binyamin region of Samaria in the West Bank

Will the UN resolution bring down a full ICC war crimes probe on Israel?

Israel lost a significant battle on Friday. But the war over the ICC is still in play.

The entrance of the International Criminal Court (ICC) is seen in The Hague

Analysis: US consistent against settlements — and against UN as appropriate venue

Every US president in the last five decades has characterized Israel’s settlement enterprise as a lamentable project damaging its long term prospects for peace.

US President Barack Obama gestures during a meeting with American Jewish leaders

State asks for 45 more days to evacuate Amona

The state emphasized that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman had requested the postponement in order to ensure that the evacuation happens peacefully.

Amona outpost

Legality of new Amona outpost challenged

The custodian is subservient to the attorney-general, meaning the motion ultimately will be decided by Avichai Mandelblit.

‘THERE WILL be war over Amona,’ the graffiti reads at the outpost in the Binyamin region of Samaria in the West Bank

Trump transition official: Friedman as envoy is clear message of change

Friedman, an Orthodox Jew, is staunchly in favor of moving the embassy to Jerusalem, and building in Judea and Samaria.

Becky Norton Dunlop, vice president of the Heritage Foundation and cabinet director in the Reagan administration

UN ambassadors visit Israeli settlement

Danny Danon says he wanted group "to have knowledge, be objective, and judge for themselves."

AMBASSADOR TO THE UN Danny Danon (second left), Guatemalan Ambassador to the UN Jorge Skinner-Klee and Ma’aleh Adumim Mayor Benny Kashriel discuss a map in Ma’aleh Adumim last week

Netanyahu gives directive to expedite demolition of illegal homes in Arab sector

Move comes as Dec. 25 deadline for Amona evacuation approaches.

Benjamin Netanyahu

Netanyahu promises an eye for an eye in upholding the law

Amona residents issued a response shortly afterwards, saying that they "do not seek empathy, but for a leader able to find a way to prevent this injustice."

Mounted Israeli police scuffle with pro-settler supporters at the Amona outpost, February 1, 2006

Specter of violence looms over Amona evacuation

‘We don’t want violence, but they’ll need to take us,’ says resident

Amona outpost