Contentious shift in West Bank policy set to be approved with little fanfare, with coalition sources saying they aim to divert attention from measure

Reversing sections of the 2005 disengagement law is critical for the government's goal of legalizing the illegal settlement outpost of Homesh

Ministerial committee approves advancing legislation that would repeal clauses of the 2005 disengagement, aimed at legalizing wildcat outpost of Homesh

MK Rothman's Basic Law would impose severe restrictions on the High Court's ability to invalidate legislation, allowing laws to be passed with total immunity from judicial review

Rabbis, yeshiva students join ceremony; IDF says it cleared out the participants after a number of hours; government has vowed to legalize wildcat settlement

State Department spokesman says administration's stance against unilateral steps 'certainly' includes Israeli government's effort to legalize Homesh in northern West Bank

Thousands plan to spend Seder night in Homesh and Evyatar this Passover and then stay on, taking advantage of the hardline government's policy reversal they see as a watershed

Jeremy Sharon dives into legal battles facing the Netanyahu coalition's agenda; Judah Ari Gross on a new clampdown on immigration and protests against changing the Law of Return

State tells High Court that new government will repeal clause in 2005 law mandating that Homesh be evacuated; left-wing groups rail at move as settler leaders offer praise

Move by incoming coalition lawmakers framed as first step toward rebuilding 4 northern West Bank towns evacuated during 2005 Gaza Disengagement; ban has never been fully enforced