This is the Forward’s coverage of Israeli settlements in the West Bank, a point of contention in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Settlements
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Israel News Bibi Says U.N. Chief’s Criticism of Settlements ‘Bolsters Terrorism’
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday slammed Israel’s settlement activities as “provocative acts” that raise questions about the nation’s commitment to a two-state solution amid growing Palestinian frustration over nearly 50 years of occupation. The Palestinians want an independent state in the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem, areas Israel captured in a 1967 war….
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Fast Forward Israeli Woman, 23, Dead After Palestinian Stab Attack at Market
One of the women seriously injured in a stabbing attack at a West Bank supermarket has died. Shlomit Krigman, 23, died of her injuries early on Tuesday morning. Krigman, who grew up in Shadmot Mehola located in the Beit She’an Valley, had been in the Beit Horon settlement, located between Jerusalem and Modiin, on Monday…
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The Schmooze 5 Killer Airbnb Spots — Only Drawback Is They’re in West Bank Settlements
Want to stay in a possibly dangerous and unauthorized Israeli settlement? Even if you don’t, you might accidentally. Airbnb was by opponents of the Israeli occupation of the West Bank for listing homes there and not properly labeling them. It turns out that those looking for a quiet neighborhood right outside either Tel Aviv or…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu Will Let Booted Hebron Settlers Return To West Bank Homes
JERUSALEM – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday he would allow Jewish settlers evicted by the Israeli army from two houses in the West Bank city of Hebron to return once proper permits were in place. Israeli settlements in occupied territory, deemed illegal by most countries, are a fundamental issue in the stalled Israeli-Palestinian…
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Fast Forward Israel Confirms New West Bank Land Grab Near Jordan
JERUSALEM – Israel confirmed on Thursday it was planning to appropriate a large tract of fertile land in the occupied West Bank, close to Jordan, a move likely to exacerbate tensions with Western allies and already drawing international condemnation. In an email sent to Reuters, COGAT, a unit of Israel’s Defence Ministry, said the political…
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Fast Forward Bibi Lashes Out at Israel’s Critics in Visit to Family of Slain Mom of 6
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the grieving husband and six kids of slain settler mom of Dafna Meir — and vowed to destroy the family home of her alleged teen killer and to take away their work permits, Israeli media reported Tuesday. He also railed against Israel’s critics, particularly in the European Union, and…
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Fast Forward Stop Doing Business in Settlements, Human Rights Watch Urges
JERUSALEM — Human Rights Watch said businesses should stop operating in West Bank Jewish settlements because they violate Palestinian rights. In a 162-page report released Tuesday titled “Occupation, Inc.: How Settlement Businesses Contribute to Israel’s Violations of Palestinian Rights,” the human rights group concluded that companies that finance, service or trade with Jewish settlements facilitate…
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Fast Forward Palestinian Teen Arrested in Murder of Israeli Mom of 6
A Palestinian teen was arrested for the murder of Dafna Meir, an Israeli mother of six who was stabbed to death in her West Bank home. The suspect, believed to be 15 or 16, was arrested late Monday in a Palestinian village near the scene of the attack, where he was hiding out, the IDF…
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