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Belgium blocks citizens living in Israeli settlements from consular services

Thousands of Belgians living beyond the pre-1967 Green Line are now unable to have their passports issued or renewed

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January 15, 2026 13:24

The settlement of Bat Ayin in the West Bank (Image: Flash90)

Chief Rabbi condemns settler violence against ‘innocent Palestinians in the territories’

Sir Ephraim Mirvis said the phenomenon ‘deserves to be called out’, but that the ‘best way’ members of the Diaspora can help to combat it is to ‘live in Israel’

By Alma Green

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January 12, 2026 14:48

Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis speaks during a reception to celebrate Chanukah at Downing Street on December 16, 2025 (Getty Images)

Israel confirms creation of 19 new West Bank settlements

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said the project, which includes the recognition of previously illegal outposts, is designed to prevent a potential Palestinian state in future

By Jacob Jaffa

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December 22, 2025 14:50

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich seen after a press conference at the Ministry of Finance in Jerusalem on December 4, 2025 (Flash90)

By Yaakov Katz

Israel must stop its own extremists to preserve the moral high ground

When radical Jews rampage unrestrained through Palestinian towns, Jerusalem hands its critics a weapon stronger than any propaganda campaign Hamas could ever manufacture. It undermines our claims to the land

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November 18, 2025 15:06

Palestinian men inspect a vehicle that was damaged following an attack by Israeli settlers in Jabaa village near Bethlehem, in the West Bank on November 18, 2025. (Image: Getty)

Netanyahu condemns wave of West Bank settler violence

The prime minister promised ‘forceful action’ against extremists amid accusations of lax IDF enforcement

By Jacob Jaffa

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November 18, 2025 14:20

A house and two vehicles belonging to Palestinians burn after being set on fire during an attack by extremist settlers in the town of Wadi Sa’ir, north of Hebron, November 17, 2025 (Flash90)

‘It undermines security’: IDF’s West Bank chief condemns settler violence after riot arrests

Settler attacks have increased notably over the past year, but prosecutions remain relatively rare

By Jacob Jaffa

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November 12, 2025 13:55

Major General Avi Bluth (C), commander of the IDF's West Bank Division, attends the funeral of Yehuda Dimentman, in Homesh, West Bank (Flash90)

West Bank settlers set cars ablaze in olive harvest season violence

This comes amid increased tensions between Jewish settlers and Palestinians during the October and November harvest

By Jamie Shapiro

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October 19, 2025 10:41

One of the cars set ablaze in the West Bank

Smotrich claims he’s in talks with Trump administration over post-war Gaza ‘real estate bonanza’

The far-right minister has long advocated Israeli settlement of the Strip and the ‘voluntary emigration’ of the Palestinian population

By Jacob Jaffa

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September 18, 2025 10:32

Israeli far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich sits before a press conference near the settlement of Maale Adumim in the West Bank on August 14, 2025 (Image: Getty)

David Lammy attacks latest settlement plan as a ‘stake through the heart of the two-state solution’

The Israeli government has green-lit a housing development in the West Bank that would cut off the occupied West Bank from East Jerusalem

By Jesse Wolfsthal

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August 21, 2025 09:55

Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, David Lammy, arrives at 10 Downing Street (Image: Getty)

Israeli president urged to take action over settler violence in letter from diaspora leaders

Starmer labels Israeli settlements ‘flagrant breach of international law’ and backs labelling of products

Board of Peace commits $17bn to Gaza reconstruction

Settler rabbis issue statement condemning violence against West Bank Palestinians

Israeli security cabinet approves repeal of West Bank land laws to ‘enable accelerated development of settlement’

Settler violence increased by nearly a third in 2025, IDF confirms

French textbooks calling October 7 victims ‘Jewish settlers’ recalled after outcry

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Israeli president urged to take action over settler violence in letter from diaspora leaders

Starmer labels Israeli settlements ‘flagrant breach of international law’ and backs labelling of products

Board of Peace commits $17bn to Gaza reconstruction

Settler rabbis issue statement condemning violence against West Bank Palestinians

Israeli security cabinet approves repeal of West Bank land laws to ‘enable accelerated development of settlement’

Settler violence increased by nearly a third in 2025, IDF confirms

French textbooks calling October 7 victims ‘Jewish settlers’ recalled after outcry

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Belgium blocks citizens living in Israeli settlements from consular services

Chief Rabbi condemns settler violence against ‘innocent Palestinians in the territories’

Israel confirms creation of 19 new West Bank settlements

Israel must stop its own extremists to preserve the moral high ground

Netanyahu condemns wave of West Bank settler violence

‘It undermines security’: IDF’s West Bank chief condemns settler violence after riot arrests

West Bank settlers set cars ablaze in olive harvest season violence

Smotrich claims he’s in talks with Trump administration over post-war Gaza ‘real estate bonanza’

David Lammy attacks latest settlement plan as a ‘stake through the heart of the two-state solution’