JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s government broke all its settlement-building records in 2011, diminishing prospects for establishing a viable Palestinian state in the occupied West Bank, Israel’s anti-settlement activist group “Peace Now” said Tuesday. The group’s annual report on building in Arab East Jerusalem and the West Bank – land the Palestinians want for a future state along with the Gaza …
Slate MagazineSantorum Insists West Bank Is ‘Part of Israel’
New York Times (blog)
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BloombergIsraeli-Palestinian Talks Planned in Jordan After First Meeting Since 2010
Bloomberg
Israeli and Palestinian officials met for the first time in more than a year and agreed to hold further preliminary talks in Jordan as part of an effort to renew formal peace negotiations. ‘
While it wouldn’t be difficult for Tehran to close the strategic waterway, the West wouldn’t be the one to suffer most.
HaaretzIsrael arrests extremists for tracking IDF forces in West Bank
Haaretz
Overnight operation takes place in Jerusalem, settlements of Yitzhar, Itamar, Harsha, and Kiryat Arba; activists: Israel Police has gone mad. By Chaim Levinson Tags: IDF West Bank price tag Security forces arrested prominent right-wing activists in the …
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Without informing US or Israeli security coordinators, Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas Tuesday, Dec. 27 suddenly fired the West Bank’s top security officer Maj. Gen. Diab el-Ali and replaced him with military intelligence chief Maj. Gen. Nidal Dokhan. debkafile reveals this followed a deal with Khaled Meshaal to restore Hamas to the West Bank, retool the PNSF and mount a new anti-Israel “resistance” campaign: mass demonstrations are to smash through West Bank barriers, storm into Israel and break into Jewish settlements.
Germany urged Israel Monday to refrain from publishing tenders for the building of new settlement housing in east Jerusalem and the West Bank saying it sent a “devastating message” for peace efforts.
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JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Young Jewish settlers behind attacks on Palestinian mosques have shaken Israel by turning violent against its most revered institution, the conscript military. The zealots’ escalation from anti-Arab vandalism and arson to a rampage at an Israeli garrison in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday triggered concern for the future of an ideologically riven society that sees its …
Ha'aretzStudy: Palestinians invest twice as much in Israel as they do in West Bank
Ha'aretz
Israeli-imposed bureaucracy and movement restrictions deter investment in West Bank companies; private Palestinian investment in West Bank $1.5 billion in 2011, compared to at least $2.5 billion in Israel. By Amira Hass Private Palestinian investment …
Five Members of US Congress Take Extreme Right-Wing Tour of West Bank SettlementsHuffington Post (blog)
In the West Bank, a contested heritageWashington Post
Fascism and racism shadows War on TerrorCanadian National Newspaper
Daily News Egypt
RAMALLAH : President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday urged Palestinians to participate in a non-violent resistance against Israel’s occupation of the West Bank, the Palestine News and Information Agency (WAFA) reported on Thursday.
Despite some major hiccups, the Jerusalem light rail system is up and running. The ticketing system still doesn’
Targeted sanctions are seen as most the effective tool; the use of force by either Arabs, West is unlikely.
CTV.caIsraeli Settlement Expansion Raises West Bank Tensions
Voice of America
November 10, 2011 Israeli Settlement Expansion Raises West Bank Tensions Scott Bobb | Givat Hamatos, Occupied West Bank After the United Nations’ cultural organization UNESCO voted to grant membership to the Palestinians, Israel announced it would …
The Growing Income Gap between Israel and Its Closest NeighborKnowledge@Wharton
The Israeli Settlements and PalestiniansThe New American
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Globe and MailIsrael to Build 2000 Housing Units in West Bank, Jerusalem
San Francisco Chronicle
2 (Bloomberg) — Israel plans to move ahead with construction of about 2000 homes in West Bank settlements and Jerusalem, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced in the wake of Palestinian membership in Unesco. Some of the apartments will be built …
Palestinians must say no to negotiations with IsraelHa'aretz
Israel responds to UNESCO vote with settler homesOttawa Citizen
Israel Opts To Freeze Palestinian FundsWall Street Journal
New York Times