This is the Forward’s coverage of Israeli settlements in the West Bank, a point of contention in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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Fast Forward Israel Presses Brazil To Accept Pro-Settler Envoy Dani Dayan
Brazil’s reluctance to accept an Israeli ambassador who is a West Bank settler has set off a diplomatic crisis and led to concerns in the Israeli government that the clash could encourage pro-Palestinian activism against it. The appointment four months ago of Dani Dayan, a former head of the Jewish settlement movement, did not go…
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Fast Forward Knesset Passes Law Opponents Say Will Benefit Illegal West Bank Outposts
Israel’s Knesset passed a controversial law that requires greater transparency from the World Zionist Organization’s Settlement Division, but which opponents claim will funnel money to illegal settlements in the West Bank. The bill, sponsored by Jewish Home member Bezalel Smotrich, was approved by a vote of 53-48 and signed into law Thursday, the Times of…
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Fast Forward Israeli Envoy Makes Political Point With Made-in-Settlements Holiday Gifts
Israel’s ambassador to the United States used the embassy’s annual holiday gift to make a political point this year, sending items made in the occupied West Bank and Golan Heights to counter a divestiture movement aimed at Israel. “This holiday season, I decided to send a gift that would also help combat the latest effort…
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Fast Forward Czechs Reject Labeling of West Bank Settlement Products
The Czech parliament’s lower house called on the government on Thursday to ignore EU rules on labeling goods from Israeli settlements, joining Hungary in breaking ranks over the divisive regulations. The Czech Assembly said new EU guidelines which require the labeling of exports from Israeli settlements in the West Bank were “motivated by a political…
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Fast Forward U.S. Nonprofits Gave $220M to Settlements Over Five Years: Report
American nonprofits donated more than $220 million to Israeli West Bank settlements from 2009 to 2013, according to a . The investigation, published Monday, found that some 50 American organizations gave tax-deductible donations by private individuals to the settlements. The payments went to property purchase, home amenities and, in some cases, support to families of…
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Fast Forward US State Dept Says EU Labeling of Settlement Goods Not a Boycott
The U.S. State Department says European Union guidelines requiring the labeling of settlement goods is not tantamount to a boycott. Edgar Vasquez, a State Department spokesman, outlined the U.S. position on separate labeling for goods from the West Bank, the Golan Heights and east Jerusalem to The Jerusalem Post on Thursday. “We do not believe…
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Fast Forward After Cat Feud, Jewish Settlers Push To Deport Crocodiles
When an Israeli government minister shelved his controversial proposal to expel the country’s stray cats this week, it seemed local animals were safe. But an Israeli municipal head has now suggested transferring crocodiles from the West Bank to a foreign country. The Yafit settlement discovered a small croc on its grounds Wednesday, according to Haaretz….
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Fast Forward Hebron Becomes Focus of Conflict as Israel Backs Jewish Settlers
Israel shut down the main radio station in Hebron on Tuesday and turned part of the city in the occupied West Bank into a closed military zone, with troops clamping down on a district that has become the focal point of violent unrest. The city, 30 km (20 miles) south of Jerusalem, is the largest…
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