Israel’s far-right finance minister has announced a contentious new settlement construction in the Israeli-occupied West Bank ...

By Alexander Cornwell MAALE ADUMIM, West Bank/TEL AVIV, (Reuters) -Israeli far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich ...

Europe largely mum on plan to resume building in West Bank's contentious E1 area; US issues vague statement; Smotrich says ...

The far-right minister said he had approved a plan to build 3401 houses for Israeli settlers between an existing settlement ...

Palestinians and rights groups said the settlement would effectively cut the West Bank into two separate parts and rob them ...

The position is a reversal of previous US administrations that have warned against building projects in the West Bank, saying they harm chances of a two-state solution.

Israel’s far-right finance minister announced approval Thursday of contentious new settlement construction in the ...