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Israel to cut $6M funding to UN ‘anti-Israel bodies’
Israel will cut approximately $6 million of its annual contribution to United Nations’ bodies it deemed “anti-Israel,” following the passage by the U.N. Security Council of an anti-settlement resolution.
Illegal buildings in West Bank settlement razed, new construction approved
Two illegal buildings in a West Bank settlement were demolished amid violent protests, but the Israeli government authorized new housing for the Beit El community.
Path to Israeli-Palestinian peace starts with meeting the neighbors
Palestinian peace activist Ali Abu Awwad shared the stage with an Israeli settler on May 28 as part of his ongoing attempt to accomplish what some might consider the unbelievable.
Words matter: How vocabulary defines the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Settlements or Jewish communities? West Bank or Judea and Samaria? East Jerusalem or eastern Jerusalem?
Israel approves 78 new settler homes in East Jerusalem
Israel on Wednesday approved the construction of 78 new homes in two settlements on West Bank land annexed to Jerusalem, likely to aggravate Palestinian anger at a time when violence has flared, including a deadly attack on a synagogue.
Israel approves 184 new settlement homes
Israel\’s Jerusalem municipality approved building plans on Wednesday for 184 new homes in two Jewish settlements in the West Bank, drawing anger from Palestinians engaged in faltering statehood talks.
Israel frees Palestinian prisoners, pushes settlement plan
Israel set free 26 Palestinian prisoners on Tuesday as part of U.S.-brokered peace efforts, after pledging to press ahead with plans to build more homes in Jewish settlements.
Grappling with troubled peace process, Kerry urges Israeli settlement limits
Secretary of State John Kerry urged Israel on Wednesday to limit settlement building in the West Bank to help push peace talks with the Palestinians back on track.