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Chaim Levinson

Chaim Levinson

Chaim Levinson is a Haaretz correspondent, covering the Jewish settlements in the West Bank.

Previously, he was the Yedioth Ahoronot correspondent for Religious Affairs and the Orthodox communities.

Levinson received his B.A. in Social and Humanities Studies at the Open University and is currently studying for his M.A. in Interdisciplinary Democracy Studies.

Latest Articles by Chaim Levinson
Palmer - Tomer Appelbaum - September 23, 2011
Shin Bet: 2 Palestinians admit throwing rocks that killed Israeli Asher Palmer and infant son

The two were killed last month near Kiryat Arba after their car was hit with rocks and flipped over; 3 other Palestinians suspected of stealing Palmer's gun after crash.

with Anshel Pfeffer 5 comments
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  • Fatal West Bank car crash caused by Palestinian stone-throwing
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Ramallah arson mosque - David Bachar - Tues 7 june 2011
Israel Police arrest suspect in Galilee mosque arson

Man detained within hours of the incident, which police believe may have been a 'price tag' attack carried out by extreme right-wing Jews; suspect denies involvement.

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  • Ultra-Orthodox paper condemns 'insane act' of mosque arson in northern Israel
  • A message for Jews, in a charred mosque at Yom Kippur
Joseph’s Tomb May 2011
Vandals graffiti swastikas on walls of Joseph's Tomb in West Bank

Head of Samaria regional council severely condemns the desecration of the Jewish holy site, saying 'only barbarians would be able to commit such terrible acts.'

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rock-throwing
Israel Defense Forces: Rock-throwing in West Bank reaches new high

Incidents of rock-throwing in September reach 33 percent more than monthly average of past year with 498 incidents and two Israelis dead.

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Hanan Porat - Alex Levac - 05102011
Hanan Porat, 1943 - 2011 / Pioneer of settler movement

Porat, an ordained rabbi, was a popular teacher of Biblical texts and a prominent ideologue of the Greater Israel movement.

with Jonathan Lis 2 comments
Rabbi Moshe Levinger and Hanan Porat - Moshe Milner
Pioneer of Israeli settler movement Hanan Porat dies at 67

Netanyahu pays tribute to the driving force behind Israel's settlement of the West Bank, who died Monday of cancer.

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anatot - AFP - October 2 2011
Left-wing activists hurt in clash with West Bank settlers

Protesters attacked when accompanying a Palestinian who owns agricultural land now enclosed within the perimeter of the Anatot settlement's fence.

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Yehuda Etzion.
Building a Palestinian-free kingdom

While international leaders are drafting a Palestinian country, Yehuda Etzion is planning a Torah-centric state and the Third Temple. No, Palestinians and democracy are not part of this scheme.

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itamar - Daniel Bar-On - September 21 2011
Shin Bet urges Israeli government to halt funding of West Bank yeshiva

Shin Bet says it has accumulated information on the involvement of Yitzhar's yeshiva students in illegal, subversive and violent activities against Arabs and the security forces.

with Amos Harel 18 comments
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  • 13 people ordered out of Yitzhar settlement for allegedly attacking Palestinians
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funeral for Asher Palmer - Tomer Appelbaum and courtesy
Police: Fatal West Bank crash caused by rock throwing

Police originally suspect accident caused by the driver, Kiryat Arba resident Asher Palmer, taking turn too fast.

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Police holds rock
Fatal West Bank car crash caused by Palestinian stone-throwing

Israel Police confirm Kiryat Arba crash that killed Israeli father and infant son was terror attack despite initial IDF report claiming crash was an accident.

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  • IDF: Relative calm in West Bank during Palestinian statehood bid
Israel security forces in East J'lem - Fattal - Sept 23, 2011
Report: Palestinian killed in West Bank clashes with Israeli forces

Palestinians report 35-year-old man killed near Nablus by IDF fire; clashes erupt in East Jerusalem when masked youths hurl rocks at Israeli security forces.

with Anshel Pfeffer and Reuters 13 comments
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  • Clashes break out between Palestinians and Israel security forces in East Jerusalem
Construction West Bank - AP
IDF bans Meir Kahane's grandson from West Bank for 3 months

Associates of right-wing activist Meir Ettinger say he was banned over his involvement in a self-defense class for residents of illegal West Bank outposts.

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itamar - Daniel Bar-On - September 21 2011
West Bank settlers and Palestinians clash as tensions ramp up

Israeli settlers and Palestinian villagers threw stones at each other Tuesday, a day after Palestinian officials said settlers cut down several hundred olive, fig and almond trees.

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Kiryat Arba culture hall - Emil Salman - 20092011
For settlers, new culture hall in Kiryat Arba represents Zionist claim to land

Kiryat Arba Settlers note the facility opening's importance is heightened in light of Palestinian statehood bid.

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auditorium in Kiryat Arba - Tomer Appelbaum - 12092011
West Bank settlement celebrates opening of controversial cultural center

Knesset speaker calls inauguration of the Kiryat Arba cultural center a "political and Zionist response" to the pressures of the international community on Israel.

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Ofra - Gili Magen-Cohen - 16/6/2011
Israel moves to retroactively okay settlement homes built on Palestinian land

State responds to appeal by Palestinian against construction in Ofra, one the largest West Bank settlements, by ordering the drafting of a plan that would legally define the settlement's jurisdiction.

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  • UN Chief: End to Israeli-Palestinian conflict 'long overdue'
PMO drags its feet on funding programs for Diaspora high-school students in Israel

The delay in funding comes at a time when the Israeli government is expanding its funding for the Birthright program, which focuses on university-aged students.

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Price tag - Tomer Appelbaum - September 2011
Shin Bet: Israel's extreme rightists organizing into terror groups

Peace Now activist targeted with threatening graffiti in latest settler 'price tag' attack.

with Oz Rosenberg 79 comments
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  • Home of Israeli left-wing activist defaced in latest 'price tag' act
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auditorium in Kiryat Arba - Tomer Appelbaum - 12092011
Ministry for Negev and Galilee coffers helping fund Kiryat Arba auditorium

The 400-seat auditorium, to which the ministry contributed NIS 1.5 million, is scheduled to open next week.

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Price tag graffiti Dudu Bachar (archive)
Settlers vandalize military base in first 'price tag' attack against IDF

Attack on Israeli army prompts Police Commissioner Yohanan Danino to set up a special investigative task force to deal solely with "price tag' attacks.

with Anshel Pfeffer and Revital Hoval 2 comments
Price tag graffiti Dudu Bachar (archive)
Israeli settlers' council condemns 'marginal group' behind vandalism at IDF base

More than a dozen army vehicles damaged in first 'price tag' attack carried out by extremist settlers at any IDF base, apparently in retribution for demolition of three illegal homes in Migron outpost.

with Anshel Pfeffer and Anshel Pfeffer 36 comments
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  • Israeli settlers vandalize IDF base in first 'price tag' act against army
Price tag graffiti Dudu Bachar (archive)
Israeli settlers vandalize IDF base in first 'price tag' act against army

12 vehicles damaged inside IDF base in West Bank; incident takes place two days after IDF demolished three homes in Migron outpost.

with Anshel Pfeffer 58 comments
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  • Settlers set fire to West Bank mosque after Israel demolishes illegal structures in Migron
  • Israel demolishes three illegal houses in West Bank outpost, six arrested
IDF troops arava AP 18811
IDF releases mentally disabled Palestinian miles from home, relative says

20-year-old man was part of small group detained for coming too close to an ammunition bunker at an army base in Jordan Valley, military says.

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demolition homes in Migron - Emil Salman - September 5 2011
Israel demolishes three new homes at unauthorized Migron outpost

First demolition of permanent residences in the outpost since its establishment in 1999; operation involved 1,300 to 1,400 soldiers and police, and a diversion in which settlers told that security presence in area for training in advance of possible recognition of a Palestinian state at the UN.

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