Israel OKs housing units for West Bank settlement

Published on February 11, 2013

Israel's Defense Ministry approved the construction of 90 housing units in the West Bank settlement of Beit El.

Evacuation of Ulpana neighborhood begins

Published on June 26, 2012

Residents and supporters of the Ulpana neighborhood in the West Bank held a morning prayer service as moving vans arrived to evacuate them from the disputed properties.

Ulpana residents agree to leave peacefully

Published on June 20, 2012

An Israeli government committee approved a compromise agreement with the families of the Ulpana neighborhood under which they would leave voluntarily.

Jewish settlers won’t go quietly as eviction looms

Published on June 15, 2012

The clock is ticking for 30 Jewish settler families in the West Bank. Israel's Supreme Court has said their homes sit on privately-owned Palestinian land and as an eviction deadline draws near, they say they will not go quietly.

Israel’s West Bank plans stir U.S. furor, settlers’ ire

Published on June 7, 2012

Israel's government coupled its compliance with a Supreme Court order to remove buildings from a neighborhood on the outskirts of the Beit El settlement with the announcement of new construction in several West Bank areas.

Netanyahu says he wants to legalize West Bank outposts

Published on April 4, 2012

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he will submit a plan to legalize several West Bank outposts and avoid the demolition of another.

Netherlands nixes visit by Israeli mayors

Published on September 20, 2010

The Netherlands canceled a visit by Israeli mayors because the group included the leaders of West Bank settlements.