settlements

Israel announces re-issuing of settlement housing tenders

A Palestinian official called the move a ‘war crime’ but the housing ministry says tenders have already been published once before.

January 30, 2015 7:10 am

U.S. agency pays Alan Gross $3.2M in contract settlement

The U.S. Agency for International Development has reportedly paid Alan Gross $3.2 million as part of a settlement of his original contract to connect Cuba’s Jewish community to the Internet.

December 25, 2014 10:49 am

Settler population jumps, growth rate slows during Netanyahu’s term

The Jewish settler population in the West Bank grew 23 percent from 2009 to 2014, while the overall Israeli population increased 9.6 percent, but the growth was slower than under Netanyahu’s predecessors.

December 15, 2014 4:47 pm