Jewish settlers in the West Bank are allowed to use live fire to defend their lives or their property, but might the same law also enable Palestinians to act in self-defense?
by Ithamar Handelman-Smith 0 comments
Migron, set up in 2002 on private Palestinian land on a hill near Ramallah, was evacuated in 2012, but around 50 prefabricated homes remained intact.
by Chaim Levinson 1 comments
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry asked his EU counterpart Catherine Ashton to put off the move as he tries to restart Israeli-Palestinian negotiations.
by Barak Ravid 19 commentsWhen Stephen Hawking visited here in 2006 he received the royal treatment; but then he decided to criticize Israel.
by Gideon Levy 5 comments
The land of the settlement Homesh, which was evacuated in 2006, was originally confiscated by the IDF.
by Chaim Levinson 6 comments
Unknown individuals - probably settlers from the nearby settlement - have started working land that belongs to Azmout, a Palestinian village near Nablus. A protest has been launched.
by Gideon Levy and Alex Levac 2 comments
The government’s intention to make the crime of settlement outposts kosher is in direct and flagrant contradiction to its masquerade that it wants to advance the peace process.
Haaretz Editorial 9 comments
The top state secret is conspicuous in its absence; it's camouflaged, hidden in plain sight. But no one knows it, and no one can.
by Bradley Burston 14 comments
From a government plan to legalize four West Bank outposts to Livni announcing she would block any attempt to limit the freedom of women at the Western Wall. Haaretz.com brings you the top 8 headlines of the day.
by Haaretz 0 comments
With friends in high places, law-evading ploys and piles of money in the bank, veteran settler leader Ze'ev Hever and his organization Amana are seemingly immune to Israeli legal action.
by Chaim Levinson 39 comments
