World Aug 14 Israel announces new settlement that critics warn will cut the West Bank in two By Ohad Zwigenberg, Melanie Lidman, Associated Press
World Oct 01 U.S. sanctions extremist West Bank settlers for violence against Palestinians The U.S. imposed sanctions on Hilltop Youth, a group of extremist settlers in the Israeli-occupied West Bank who attack Palestinians and their property, as well as two Israeli men connected to violence against Palestinians. By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press
World Nov 08 Watch 7:36 West Bank Palestinians try to save their homes from Israeli extremists As the war rages between Hamas and Israel in Gaza, some Palestinians in the West Bank are trying to save their homes. Some of the most extreme Israeli settlers there have been clashing violently with their neighbors, forcing them to… By Leila Molana-Allen
World Feb 20 Israel promises U.S. not to approve additional West Bank outposts The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel would not greenlight any new wildcat settlements in the occupied West Bank beyond nine such outposts built without authorization that it approved retroactively earlier this month. By Associated Press
World Feb 02 Israeli settler population in West Bank surpasses half a million The milestone comes as Israel’s new government, made up of ultranationalist parties who oppose Palestinian statehood, has placed expanding settlements at the top of its priority list. By Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press
Jul 19 Ben & Jerry’s to stop sales in West Bank, east Jerusalem By Wilson Ring, Associated Press Ben & Jerry's says it is going to stop selling its ice cream in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and contested east Jerusalem, saying the sales in the territories sought by the Palestinians are "inconsistent with our values."… Continue reading
Nov 28 Watch Palestinian Negotiator Details ‘Critical’ Moment for Mideast President Bush pledged full support Wednesday for a new Israeli-Palestinian peace effort on the heels of a U.S.-backed Mideast peace conference. Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat discusses the agreement and the prospects for further negotiations over the creation of a… Continue watching