Settlers
PA’s Land Authority demands Palestinians don’t comply with land registration system
The Palestinian Authority urged citizens to avoid Israel’s new land registration in Area C, calling it “illegal” and a step toward annexation and land seizure.
State says Bedouin Palestinians may return to Jordan Valley but rejects extra security
Europe approves sanctions on West Bank settlers, Hamas leadership
Settlers dig up Palestinian grave near Sha-Nur, forcing family to relocate burial
Wave of West Bank settler violence during olive harvest risks wider flare up, officials warn
Officials warned that the growing violence between settlers and Palestinians could lead to a broader escalation.
As the world backs a Palestinian state, a Jewish future is being cemented in the West Bank
While diplomacy takes place abroad, a very different reality is emerging on the ground in the West Bank, with an increasing number of small settlement farms scattered across the contested territory.
Palestinians caught between corrupt leaders, Israeli settlements as hope for statehood crumbles
Many Palestinians say their dreams of statehood are disappearing between a corrupt Palestinian Authority and Israeli settlements.
Fragile calm masks a deepening crisis in the West Bank - analysis
Economic woes, political pressures and corruption in Israel and among Palestinians could ultimately lead to a one-state solution.
Spain launches investigation into 158 companies tied to 'Israeli-occupied territories'
According to a new law approved by the Spanish Government last week, the advertising of goods and services from the 'occupied territories' is prohibited.
Controversial E1 project gets the green light
The area consists of a few barren hilltops directly east of Jerusalem’s urban sprawl, marking the start of the Judean Desert – the last available stretch of land that can be developed.
UN report lists 150 companies with ties to Israeli settlements in West Bank
US firms Airbnb, Expedia and TripAdvisor and Netherlands-based Booking.com remain on the rights office's list.
Embracing pragmatic partial sovereignty in the West Bank - opinion
The settlement movement stands at a critical crossroads.
Palestinians face severe water shortages in the West Bank
COGAT, Israel's military agency, stated that the PA is responsible for supplying water in the West Bank. Israel transfers 90 million cubic meters annually, blaming shortages on Palestinian theft.
'The Disengagement is dead!' Settlers open first kindergarten in Homesh in 20 years
"We will also open new kindergartens in Gush Katif," Yossi Dagan said, referring to the settlement in Gaza forcibly dismantled during the Disengagement.
