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Religious nationalists emboldened now their representatives are major players in Benjamin Netanyahu’s new administration

The last time that I visited the West Bank, occupied by Israel since 1967, was almost 20 years ago. In a camp outside Bethlehem a delightful 31-year-old woman named Hanavi Ramban, mother of five children, said to me: “A Palestinian state is the only hope for us the refugees, who…

Calls grow for the Palestinian Authority to protect Palestinians against increasing violent settler attacks.

Defence Ministry committee approves more than 5,000 new settlement housing units in the occupied West Bank.

Israeli media say the country's far-right government has approved plans to build over 5,000 of new homes in Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank

A Palestinian who opened fire at a West Bank checkpoint has ignited another round of violence as rampaging Jewish settlers responded

Killing by security forces was followed by Israeli settlers attacking a village in occupied territory, setting fire to houses

The Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed the 17-year-old gunman, who opened fire at a West Bank checkpoint, as a member.

White House comments come after US ambassador to Israel said Washington will not ‘stand by and watch settler violence’.