An Israel Defense Ministry planning committee gave approval Wednesday to a controversial settlement plan that would ...

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

Civil Administration says caravans established inside area under Israeli military control but without authorization; city's ...

Israel gave final approval for a settlement project in the occupied West Bank that would effectively cut the territory in two ...

Strong winds and waves from Hurricane Erin have battered Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard as dangerous rip currents continue ...

Canada says it will formally recognize a Palestinian state in September if the Palestinian Authority can meet certain ...

The long-stalled project near Jerusalem, known as E1, further fragments West Bank lands envisioned as part of a Palestinian ...

Several countries including Australia, the United Kingdom and France have moved to recognize a Palestinian state.

"As patriotic Israelis, we believe that a two-state-for-two-people solution remains the only viable path to peace." ...

JERUSALEM, Aug 20 (Reuters) - A widely condemned Israeli settlement plan that would cut across land that the Palestinians ...

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

At the heart of the controversy is the viability of a Palestinian state. Israeli construction in E1 would cut the West Bank ...