FM Katz welcomes State Department for joining chorus of criticizm; EU spokesperson tells TOI: Requirement is 'not discriminatory and it is not against Israel'

FM Katz vows to prevent implementation of 'gravely flawed policy,' argues it contradicts Brussels' position that peace must be a result of bilateral negotiations, not legal rulings

Jordan Valley Regional Council head David Elhayani edges out candidate who'd been backed by group of council chairmen seeking more aggressive approach in lobbying government

Candidates vying to chair Yesha council of West Bank mayors undeterred by likelihood of less gushing support from Jerusalem and potential changing of friendly guard in Washington

Politicians left and right, NGOs decry riot near Yitzhar; PM says there will be 'no tolerance toward lawbreakers'

Even rightist Israeli governments used to subconsciously regard them as potentially temporary, settler leaders say. Now, they claim, that's all changed. Next stop: Full integration

Associate of Kobi Eliraz, who was viewed as aide responsible for advancing hundreds of building plans beyond Green Line, says he was canned over ties to Netanyahu's rivals

While they've sparred with the PM in past, prominent West Bank mayors put aside differences to campaign door-to-door for his Likud party days after his on-air annexation pledge