Israel gave final approval Wednesday for a contentious settlement project in the occupied West Bank that would effectively cut the territory in two, and that Palestinians and rights groups say could ...

Settlement expansion is seen as a significant obstacle to peace talks. Israel occupied East Jerusalem and the West Bank in the Six-Day War of 1967 and has since built settlements widely deemed illegal ...

British Foreign Minister David Lammy said an Israeli settlement plan in the West Bank would "divide a Palestinian state in ...

Israel gave final approval Wednesday for a controversial settlement project in the occupied West Bank that would effectively ...

At the heart of the controversy is the viability of a Palestinian state. Israeli construction in E1 would cut the West Bank into two separate parts, rendering it impossible to establish a contiguous ...

Following Israel's plans to escalate its military offensive in Gaza City and expand illegal settlements in the West Bank's E1 area, leaders across the world have issued strong condemnations over the ...

Israel gave final approval Wednesday for a controversial settlement project in the occupied West Bank that would effectively ...

Israel approves controversial settlement project in West Bank, cutting territory in two. Palestinians and rights groups fear ...

Israeli approval of the E1 settlement project in the West Bank has sparked controversy, with critics saying it threatens ...

But a crucial roadblock — discouragement from the United States — was lifted last week when Ambassador Mike Huckabee said the United States would not oppose E1. Huckabee is a longtime support of ...

Israel approved a major settlement project on Wednesday in an area of the occupied West Bank that the international community has warned threatens the viability of a future Palestinian state.