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Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman. AP

Trump Administration Warns Israel from Annexing West Bank

by Nazir Majli | Mar 7, 2017 | Middle East

Tel Aviv- At a time when Israeli authorities issued orders to demolish dozens of Palestinian houses in Jerusalem’s suburbs in order to annex these territories to their boundaries, Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman said Monday that Israel has received a direct message...

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Members of Palestinian security forces take position during a raid following clashes with Palestinian gunmen in the old town of the West Bank city of Nablus, August 19, 2016. REUTERS/Abed Omar Qusini

US Warns Israel about Annexing West Bank

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 6, 2017 | Middle East

Israel’s defense minister said Monday that the United States has warned Israel against imposing Israeli sovereignty over the West Bank, saying that would lead to an “immediate crisis” with President Donald Trump administration. “We received a...

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A picture taken from the West Bank city of Hebron on July 6, 2016 shows buildings under construction in the Kiryat Arba Jewish settlement on the outskirts of the Palestinian flashpoint city. / AFP PHOTO / HAZEM BADER

U.N. Delays Report on Companies with Israeli Settlement Ties

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 11, 2017 | Middle East

Geneva- A United Nations report on establishing a database of companies with business interests in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank is set to be delayed until later this year, diplomats and activists said on Friday. The U.N. human rights office had been...

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Settlers talk to Israeli police in Amona outpost, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

Israel Begins Evacuation of West Bank Outpost, Authorizes 3,000 Settler Homes

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Feb 1, 2017 | Middle East

Israeli forces began an operation to evacuate hardline Jewish settlers from a West Bank outpost on Wednesday after a court ruled the homes were built on private Palestinian land. Forces made their way up the hill around midday Wednesday, wearing no helmets and...

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Houses are seen in the West Bank Jewish settlement of Karmel, near Hebron May 24, 2016. REUTERS/Baz Ratner/File Photo

Samaria Regional Council: Majority of Trump Team Visited Settlements

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 17, 2017 | Middle East

Tal Aviv- Samaria Regional Council Head Yossi Dagan has revealed that the majority of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump accompanying team is pro-settlements. During a radio interview, Dagan said that he received an invitation to attend the transition of presidency...