Israel gave final approval to a controversial project to expand settlements in the West Bank, billed as dashing hopes of ...

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel gave final approval Wednesday for a controversial settlement project in the occupied West Bank ...

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

Construction in E1 is expected to begin immediately, while Ashahel’s plan reaches the deposit stage, a key step toward final ...

Location of E1 is significant because it is one of the last geographical links between Bethlehem and Ramallah.

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

The 5,000 Palestinians living on the small territory separating East Jerusalem from the Israeli settlement of Ma'ale Adumim have been ordered to evacuate. The operation to destroy their homes could ...

Israel has given final approval to expand one of the largest Jewish settlements in the Occupied West Bank. The settlement’s mayor wants it to be part of Jerusalem whereas nearby Palestinians are ...

If implemented, it would divide a Palestinian state in two, mark a flagrant breach of international law and critically ...