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Negev Forum participants hold a meeting in Abu Dhabi on January 10, 2022. (UAE Foreign Affairs Ministry)
Morocco confirms US-Israel-Arab ministerial forum delayed, cites ‘political context’
By Jacob Magid
Foreign minister says timing not right to move forward with second Negev Forum meeting of top diplomats, after officials told ToI postponement prompted by settlement boosts
Israeli soldiers and settlers at the entrance to the West Bank town of Turmus Aya, June 21, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/FLASH90)
US pans settler rampages, says Netanyahu’s settlement announcement ‘incites tensions’
By Jacob Magid
A screenshot of surveillance video from a mosque in the Palestinian town of Urif shows a masked suspect tearing pages from books, reported in Hebrew media as Quran books, as part of a rampage in the town on June 21, 2023. (Screenshot: Twitter, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
Shin Bet detains 3 suspects following settler reprisal attacks in West Bank
By ToI Staff
People at the Evyatar outpost in the West Bank, June 22, 2023. (Flash90)
June 24, 2023, 1:52 am
Settlers set up several unauthorized outposts in West Bank overnight — report
Activists plan to establish at least 4 more outposts, in addition to Evyatar, and have erected structures near Eli settlement, outside which 4 Israelis were killed in terror attack
By ToI Staff
Palestinian-Americans Olfat Abdel Aziz, left, and her daughters Nur, center, and Amal, right, pose for a portrait with their US passports in their damaged home in the West Bank town of Turmus Ayya, days after a rampage by settlers, Friday, June 23, 2023.(AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)
June 23, 2023, 11:35 pm
US, EU officials pay solidarity visit to Palestinian town ransacked by settlers
Victim slain during rampage identified as permanent resident of US; Palestinian Affairs unit in embassy urges Israel to hold those responsible for attack accountable
By Jacob Magid and Agencies
Negev Forum participants hold a meeting in Abu Dhabi on January 10, 2022. (UAE Foreign Affairs Ministry)
June 23, 2023, 7:03 pm
Morocco confirms US-Israel-Arab ministerial forum delayed, cites ‘political context’
Foreign minister says timing not right to move forward with second Negev Forum meeting of top diplomats, after officials told ToI postponement prompted by settlement boosts
By Jacob Magid
A screenshot of surveillance video from a mosque in the Palestinian town of Urif shows a masked suspect tearing pages from books, reported in Hebrew media as Quran books, as part of a rampage in the town on June 21, 2023. (Screenshot: Twitter, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
June 23, 2023, 2:44 am
Shin Bet detains 3 suspects following settler reprisal attacks in West Bank
Honenu group says trio of Jewish settlers denied legal counsel; new footage from one rampage in Palestinian town shows masked settler ripping book, said to be Quran, outside mosque
By ToI Staff
View of the West Bank settlement of Eli, January 17, 2021. (Sraya Diamant/Flash90)
June 23, 2023, 12:56 am
Legalization of 3 West Bank outposts among plans slated for approval next week
Netanyahu, Smotrich, Gallant clear plans for advancement after deadly terror attack on Tuesday near Eli; illegal communities lie adjacent to settlement
By Jeremy Sharon
The damage caused by a settler rampage in the West Bank village of Turmus Ayya, on June 21, 2023. (Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90)
June 22, 2023, 8:51 pm
As settler violence continues, Nides says US ‘won’t stand by’ and let it happen
Biden administration escalates its rhetoric against rampages targeting Palestinians, but attacks continue throughout West Bank for third day in a row
By Jacob Magid
Construction equipment and caravan houses are seen at an illegal outpost built near the West Bank settlement of Maale Levona on June 22, 2023, following a deadly terror attack at a nearby gas station two days before. (Courtesy)
June 22, 2023, 5:05 pm
Illegal outpost set up near Eli settlement, while no orders come to evacuate Evyatar
Five new buildings and an access road are built overnight in the West Bank without army or Defense Ministry intervention, near where Palestinian terrorists killed 4 Israelis
By Jeremy Sharon
Israeli soldiers and settlers at the entrance to the West Bank town of Turmus Aya, June 21, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/FLASH90)
June 22, 2023, 12:16 am
US pans settler rampages, says Netanyahu’s settlement announcement ‘incites tensions’
State Department spokesman calls for those behind Israeli reprisal attacks to be held fully accountable, also slams Israeli practice of holding onto bodies of Palestinian attackers
By Jacob Magid
View of the Jewish settlement of Eli, in the West Bank on January 17, 2021. (Sraya Diamant/Flash90
June 21, 2023, 5:04 pm
‘Our response to terror’: PM okays 1,000 new homes in West Bank settlement of Eli
Prime minister, defense and finance ministers agree on plan as response to killing of four Israelis in Palestinian terror attack in community the day before
By ToI Staff
Settlers seen at the illegal outpost of Evyatar in the West Bank on June 29, 2021. (Sraya Diamant/Flash90)
June 21, 2023, 8:06 am
Settlers mass at Evyatar, vow to reestablish outpost in response to deadly attack
Hundreds ascend West Bank hilltop demanding government make good on its promise to legalize the settlement and expand building in response to Palestinian terror
By ToI Staff and Jeremy Sharon
The Negev Forum steering committee poses for a photo in Abu Dhabi on January 10, 2022. (Foreign Ministry)
June 20, 2023, 8:37 pm
Morocco cancels next month’s Negev Forum over Israeli settlement announcements
Second ministerial meeting was supposed to take place in July after several delays; US official says West Bank expansion moves also ‘taint’ Saudi normalization effort
By Jacob Magid
Construction work is seen in the West Bank settlement of Yakir, on June 11, 2020. (Sraya Diamant/Flash90)
June 20, 2023, 5:25 am
UN chief ‘troubled, alarmed’ by Israeli decisions to beef up settlement building
Guterres says settlements driving violence, urges Jerusalem to halt expected approval of over 4,000 homes and reverse resolution handing Smotrich control of West Bank planning
By Jacob Magid and ToI Staff
Pro-settlement activists march to the illegal Evyatar settlement outpost in the northern West Bank during Passover to demand it be repopulated, April 10, 2023. (Sraya Diamant/Flash90)
June 19, 2023, 4:39 am
‘An obstacle to peace’: US lambasts Israeli moves to expand West Bank settlements
State Department issues swift condemnation after Jerusalem announces it’ll green-light 4,500 settlement units, hand Smotrich more control over settlement policy
By Jacob Magid
Secretary general of the Executive Committee of the PLO Hussein al-Sheikh gives an interview to The Associated Press at his office Ramallah, June 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
June 18, 2023, 5:19 pm
Palestinians to boycott economic summit with Israel following settlement move
After far-right minister Smotrich is given full control over West Bank settlement planning, Jordan condemns ‘flagrant violation of international law,’ as settlers hail step
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks with Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich during the cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on June 18, 2023. (Amit Shabi/POOL)
June 18, 2023, 4:18 pm
Netanyahu hands Smotrich full authority to expand existing settlements
Cabinet decision with immediate effect also dramatically expedites approval process for construction at settlements, scraps requirement for okay from defense minister or cabinet
By Jeremy Sharon
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