German-born lawyer arrived in Israel in 1938 after Kristallnacht, settled in Kiryat Arba in 1972, helped found settlement umbrella group and served in Knesset for nationalist party

Third and final hearing for public comment on the project - called 'lethal' for future Palestinian state by critics - pushed off without new date

Military declares the area a closed military zone in a move designed to block repeated efforts to rebuild the outpost, which was demolished 3 times last month

The illegal outpost has been torn down again and again, but activists and residents, aided by goats and MKs, refuse to quit their quest to seize and settle as much land as they can

A tiny portion of the 33,000 new immigrants from Ukraine, Russia and Belarus move to settlements, fleeing war and repression to live inside one of the longest geopolitical feuds

West Bank activists claim security forces evicted them violently, allege political motivation by Lapid and Gantz

Derech Emunah, described by founders as the first unauthorized settlement to be built by Haredim, was given backing by several MKs

Organizer says residents are from the Haredi mainstream, believes there is huge potential for increased ultra-Orthodox settlement

Security services evacuate and level Ramat Migron overnight after settler activists rebuilt unauthorized settlement

Three families and several youths who had been living at wildcat site were evacuated and their homes destroyed, along with other structures