In early, US officials in Jerusalem and Washington prepared a draft statement attributed to Secretary of State Marco Rubio condemning plans by the UK, France and Canada to block imports from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.

Project would effectively cleave Palestinian territory in half and has prompted widespread international condemnation.

The US state department drafted a statement condemning Britain’s sanctions on West Bank settlements, but its release was blocked by the White House.

A Palestinian assailant seriously wounded the son of Israel’s ambassador to the United States Yechiel Leiter on Wednesday in a car-ramming attack in the West Bank, where he was serving as an IDF reservist at a checkpoint. Neria Leiter, 38, was struck at ...

Van Hollen, a vocal supporter of Palestinian rights and curbing US aid to Israel, introduced Senate Resolution 852 earlier this month, pursuant to Section 502 (b) of the Foreign Assistance Act, which allows lawmakers to request human rights reports from the State Department on countries that receive US assistance.

Accusing Israel Police of 'irresponsible statements,' army says tunnel route 'ruled out' upon examining two 12-meter deep shafts, far from security barrier, without weapons inside

The NIS 3.2 million tourism project will include an accessible promenade and suspension bridge connecting the Eilon Moreh Heritage Center with the summit of the Mount Kabir Nature Reserve.