Settlement annexation

Lynk: Lack of accountability encourages Israel’s settlement expansion

Sunday-14-July-2019

Michael Lynk the UN special rapporteur for the situation in Palestine on Friday raised concern about the lack of human rights accountability for Israeli violations in Palestine warning that such situation encourage further territorial annexation.

Netanyahu backs bill to annex Ma’ale Adumim settlement

Wednesday-21-February-2018

Hebrew media sources on Tuesday said that Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is preparing to introduce a bill to impose Israeli sovereignty on Ma'ale Adumim settlement east of Jerusalem as part of the project "E1".

Israel to legalize settlement outpost near Bethlehem

Sunday-18-February-2018

The Palestinian National Office for the Defense of Land on Saturday revealed that the Israeli government is planning to legalize a settlement outpost called Netiv Ha'avot located in the vicinity of Gush Etzion settlement bloc between Bethlehem and al-Khalil.

PA: Settlement annexation will kill efforts to save peace process

Tuesday-13-February-2018

The Palestinian Authority (PA) has warned of any Israeli move to annex settlements in the occupied territories of the West Bank and Jerusalem saying such step would torpedo all efforts to salvage the peace process.

Israeli gov’t coalition to discuss settlement annexation bill

Sunday-11-February-2018

The Israeli government coalition on Sunday intends to explore the possibility of backing new legislation at the Knesset calling for annexing illegal settlements in the West Bank to Israel’s sovereignty.