FMEP’s weekly report on Israeli settlement activity, this week covering: the Israeli Cabinet’s decision to retroactively legalize the Havat Gilad outpost, making it a settlement; the continued, unauthorized expansion of the Halamish settlement; the Israeli Knesset’s “Land of Israel” caucus pushes for the formal annexation of the West Bank; Yesh Din’s report on the site of the evacuated Amona outpost; and, details of Trump’s “ultimate deal” signal a windfall for Israel.

“If I was in charge of going to court to prove that the state of Israel’s true intention with its settlement enterprise is to grab as…

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This week FMEP’s settlement report covers: The impending legalization of the Havat Gilad outpost; the Knesset’s advancement of a bill to extend Israeli sovereignty over settlement universities and schools; a leaked European Union report slams Israel’s use of tourism sites to cement settlements in East Jerusalem; Wadi Foquin is being flooded because of surrounding Israeli development projects; Yesh Din examines how the Civil Administration is a tool for oppression and domination over Palestinians.

Op-ed by Lara Friedman originally published in the Forward, January 31, 2018 The recent Pew Poll reporting a decline in Democratic support for Israel sparked…

When it comes to the wave of Israel/settlements-focused anti-boycott bills laws being considered and adopted in state legislatures (and by executive orders), many people –…