An Israel Defense Ministry planning committee gave approval Wednesday to a controversial settlement plan that would ...

Israel approved a controversial project to expand Jewish settlements in the West Bank, billed as dashing hopes of Palestinian ...

Israel gave final approval Wednesday for a controversial settlement project in the occupied West Bank that would effectively ...

Israel gave final approval for a settlement project in the occupied West Bank that would effectively cut the territory in two, which Palestinians say could dash hopes for a future Palestinian state.

The Palestinian Authority says the decision is illegal and will "destroy" the prospects for a two-state solution.

Britain and France were among 21 countries to sign a joint statement Thursday calling Israel's approval of a major settlement project in the West Bank "unacceptable and a violation of international ...

The project, located in a tract of land known as E1 just east of Jerusalem, has been under discussion for more than two decades.

Britain and France were among 21 countries to sign a joint statement Thursday calling Israel’s approval of a major settlement ...

Israel approved a major settlement project on Wednesday in an area of the occupied West Bank that the international community ...

But a crucial roadblock — discouragement from the United States — was lifted last week when Ambassador Mike Huckabee said the United States would not oppose E1. Huckabee is a longtime support of ...

Israel gave final approval Wednesday for a contentious settlement project in the occupied West Bank that would effectively cut the territory in two, and that Palestinians and rights groups say could ...