Population of west bank

Israeli settlements expand by record amount, UN rights chief says

The five-month-old Gaza war has put a renewed focus on a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as foreseen by the Oslo accords from the early 1990s.

A general view of houses in the Israeli settlement of Maale Adumim in the West Bank
 National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir visits the Temple Mount, May 21, 2023

Washington troubled by Ben-Gvir's 'provocative' Temple Mount visit - State Dept

 Palestinian workers in Israel strike against Israel and Palestinian Authority's recent agreement to have their wages transferred to bank accounts, at an Israeli checkpoint in Tulkarm in the West Bank, August 21, 2022.

US monitoring 'onerous' IDF limits on foreign visits to West Bank Palestinians

 A Palestinian man looks on as Israeli machineries guarded by Israeli forces demolishe a Palestinian house in Masafer Yatta, in the West Bank July 4, 2022

Israel advances Palestinian development in Area C on eve of Biden visit


Settlers fear Biden visit may strengthen Palestinian hold on Area C

The Palestinians believe that all of Area C, where the Israeli settlements are located, must be part of the final borders of their state.

 People gather as Israeli machineries demolish a Palestinian house in Masafer Yatta, in the West Bank July 4, 2022.

Palestinian claims rabbis teach kids to 'kill those who are not Jewish'

Palestinian Media Watch shows Palestinian girl reciting poem that calls for a   "war that will smash the oppressor and destroy the Zionist's soul,"

U.S. Ambassador to Israel: Israel has right to annex part of West Bank

U.S. Ambassador in Israel David Melech Friedman

Shaked publicizes decision that may legalize 2,000 West Bank units

The legal opinion made reference to moving forward with expedited proceedings in special military West Bank committees to recognize Jews' rights in a variety of circumstances over land.

Attorney-General Avichai Mandelblit

Demography as an instrument of opposition

Why is the Coordinator of Government Activities in Judea and Samaria publishing the Palestinian Authority’s distorted and tendentious data?

Palestinian boys walk near Jewish settlements in the West Bank village of Jaloud near Nablus

A sweet success

According to the Israeli Honey Council, about 500 apiarists produce honey from some 100,000 beehives situated throughout the country.

wo of Yael Farbstein’s daughters in protective gear at Kedumim Honey.

Building permits in high demand for densely populated West Bank city

"We are living on top of each other – there is nowhere left to build.”

Home slated for demolition in Area C of Kalkilya

Security cabinet debates building 14,000 new Palestinian homes in Area C

Should recent terror attacks impact major housing decisions?

A Palestinian man hangs a Palestinian flag atop the ruins of a mosque, during a snow storm in West Bank village of Mufagara

From New York to Tekoa

Scholar Sara Hirschhorn dives into the world of American Jews who settled in the West Bank.

Jewish settlers hold Israeli flags during a protest in Tekoa in November 2013

UN: Israel policies forcing Palestinians to leave Area C of the West Bank

Many of the Palestinians living in Area C have inadequate housing, shelters do not protect the residents from the heat, communities that were previously prosperous have become reliant on food aid.

Natalie Grove, OHCHR (UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights)

Lies, damn lies and demographics: Are Jews now a minority between the river and the sea?

Israeli statisticians bemoan "inflated" Palestinian figures, which suggest Arabs outnumber Jews across Israel and the Palestinian territories.

Jewish youth gather outside Damascus gate on 'Jerusalem Day,' May 17, 2015.