WASHINGTON — The UK, France and Canada are halting trade with Israeli settlements in the West Bank, claiming they are “undermining the possibility of a two-state solution.” In a Tuesday statement, the three nations said they would back restrictions on trade with the settlements and support “national measures” to do so.

A major new report by the Israeli human rights group B’tselem titled “The Elimination Project” accuses Israel of systematically dismantling the conditions that allow Palestinians in the occupied West Bank to function as a community. The report says ...

Israel’s prime minister has spoken out after weeks of settler violence in the occupied West Bank and condemned the criminal actions of a “handful of rioters.”

Prominent rabbis reacted with a mix of support, condemnation and concern about the ramifications for Jews in Britain.

Security officials say terror activity in the West Bank is at its lowest level since 2011, but warn of growing friction, weapons concerns and potential escalation ahead of the holidays.

In new report, Green Now's Barak Verker says Palestinian Authority 'too weak, inefficient, corrupt' to stop sewage contaminating mountain aquifer, critical for drinking water The post West Bank activist calls for Israeli wastewater control to protect key water source appeared first on The Times of Israel.