Israel said Thursday it was moving forward with controversial plans to build thousands of new housing units in the occupied ...

Standing at the site of the planned settlement in Maale Adumim on Thursday, Smotrich, a settler himself, said Prime Minister ...

Bezalel Smotrich said the approval of a construction plan “finally buries the idea” of statehood as countries including ...

Australia will recognize a Palestinian state, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says, joining the leaders of France, Britain ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Australia will recognize a Palestinian state, Prime Minister ...

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Monday that his country will recognize a Palestinian state in September, ...

Israel's far-right finance minister announced approval of the construction of a contentious settlement in the ...

A Israeli housing project in the West Bank mothballed since 2012 was revived by the finance minister in a quest to prevent ...

Several Western countries have said that they will back recognition of a Palestinian state, expressing frustration over ...

The Palestinian government condemned the scheme, calling it illegal and saying the fragmentation of territory would rip up peace plans for the region.

"The plan is the 'final nail in the coffin' for the concept of a Palestinian state," Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich ...