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Israel announces a settlement project that critics say will effectively cut the West Bank in two

Israel’s far-right finance minister says a contentious new settlement construction in the Israeli-occupied West Bank is going ...

UN human rights office says Israeli plan for settlement near Jerusalem breaks international law

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich previously approved plans for a settlement that would split east Jerusalem from the West ...

Israel's Smotrich approves settlement splitting East Jerusalem from West Bank

TEL AVIV, (Reuters) -Israeli far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich approved plans overnight for a settlement that would ...

Advocacy Groups Condemn Israel’s New West Bank Settlement Plans: ‘Guaranteeing More Bloodshed’

Smotrich’s settlement plans come as the international spotlight on Israel intensifies, with growing calls for a cease-fire in ...
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Exclusive: ICC arrest warrant applications ready for Israel's Ben Gvir and Smotrich on apartheid charges

The applications are in the hands of two deputy prosecutors in Karim Khan's absence, but ICC sources are concerned they will ...
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Smotrich approves construction of new Ma'ale Adumim neighborhood

Meanwhile, the "Desert Bird" neighborhood in Ma’ale Adumim is building another 3,515 housing units. Together with the new E1 ...

Israel announces a settlement that critics say will effectively sever the West Bank in two

Israel Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich boasted that the construction could thwart Palestinian statehood plans ...
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Israel's Smotrich threatens W Bank takeover, reveals expansion plans

Israel's far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich on Thursday said his country would annex the occupied West Bank if the ...