White House Says “Settlements Not Helpful”

Stopping just short of echoing anti-Israel rhetoric heard from the previous administration just a few weeks ago, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said at a press conference on Thursday that expanding Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria “may not be helpful in achieving” the new president’s plan for peace between the Israelis and the Palestinian Authority.

[BLOG CLOSED] Last Stand at Amona as IDF Begins Evacuation

After a 48-hour warning was issued on Tuesday to the residents of the Jewish village of Amona, located in Samaria, protesters flocked to the small settlement to stand with residents against the IDF forces which began to mass outside on Wednesday morning.

Looming

Jim Fletcher

Always, American governments have taken a dim view of Israel building in the territories.