tag Israeli settlements

Kerry Plans Middle East Speech as Israel Retaliates Over UN Snub

EghtesadOnline: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will offer a “comprehensive vision” for how Middle East peace can be achieved in a speech Wednesday in Washington, as Israel steps up its response to a censure from the United Nations over the construction of settlements in the West Bank.
|
Publish Date:28/December/2016 | 05:06

Netanyahu seeks to rally Israelis around him in anti-Obama assault

EghtesadOnline: Benjamin Netanyahu has been unrelenting in his criticism of the Obama administration over what he condemned as its "shameful" decision not to veto a U.N. Security Council resolution calling for a halt to Israeli settlement-building.
|
Publish Date:26/December/2016 | 15:02

Netanyahu Says ‘No Doubt’ U.S. Behind UN Vote on Settlements

EghtesadOnline: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stepped up his broadside at the U.S. government after the UN Security Council declared Israel’s settlements illegal, saying President Barack Obama’s administration “initiated and stood behind” the resolution.
|
Publish Date:26/December/2016 | 14:39

Israeli Opposition Leaders Blast Netanyahu After UN Vot

EghtesadOnline: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s domestic critics are coming out in force as the impact of the UN Security Council resolution condemning Israeli settlements begins to sink in.
|
Publish Date:26/December/2016 | 14:35

Obama Staged ‘Shameful Ambush’ of Israel, Netanyahu Says

EghtesadOnline: President Barack Obama’s administration staged a “shameful ambush” by allowing the UN Security Council to pass a resolution declaring Israel’s West Bank settlements illegal, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in his first public comments since Friday’s vote.
|
Publish Date:25/December/2016 | 10:52

Israeli minister says U.S. has abandoned Israel after U.N. vote

EghtesadOnline: Israeli Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz said on Friday the United States had abandoned Israel by abstaining in a United Nations Security Council vote which adopted a resolution demanding an end to Israeli settlements .
|
Publish Date:24/December/2016 | 14:36

UN chief welcomes Security Council resolution on Israeli settlements

EghtesadOnline: The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday welcomed adoption of a Security Council resolution which states that projects to establish Israeli settlements in the Palestinian territory occupied since 1967, have “no legal validity”.
|
Publish Date:24/December/2016 | 07:39

Washington talks end without agreement on Israeli settlements

EghtesadOnline: The Trump administration reiterated its concerns about Israeli settlement activity, the two sides said on Thursday, as a round of talks ended without agreement over limiting future construction on land the Palestinians want for a state.
|
Publish Date:24/March/2017 | 11:48

Israel plans more than 2,500 new settler homes to start Trump era

EghtesadOnline: Israel announced plans on Tuesday for 2,500 more settlement homes in the occupied West Bank, the second such declaration since U.S. President Donald Trump took office signaling he could be more accommodating toward such projects than his predecessor.
|
Publish Date:25/January/2017 | 07:04

Israel cuts $6 million in U.N. funding over settlements resolution

EghtesadOnline: Israel said on Friday it would cut $6 million in funding to the United Nations in 2017 in protest against a U.N. Security Council resolution that demanded an end to Israeli settlement building on land Palestinians want for an independent state.
|
Publish Date:07/January/2017 | 05:46

Israel to Build in Jerusalem, Mulls More Steps Against UN

EghtesadOnline: Israel is pushing ahead with building plans in areas the UN Security Council recently declared as occupied Palestinian territory and weighing new steps against UN agencies as the censure from the international body roils domestic politics.
|
Publish Date:28/December/2016 | 05:05

What Does UN Vote on Israeli Settlements Mean and What’s Next?

EghtesadOnline: United Nations Security Council 2334, which passed Dec. 23 by a vote of 14-0 with the U.S. abstaining, describes Israel’s settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem as illegal and an obstacle to peace with the Palestinians.
|
Publish Date:26/December/2016 | 14:37

Iran welcomes UN resolution in line with demands of Palestinians

EghtesadOnline: Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qasemi on Saturday welcomed Resolution of the United Nations Security Council demanding Tel Aviv to stop construction of jewish settlements on Palestinian territories, saying that Iran backs demands of Palestinians.
|
Publish Date:24/December/2016 | 15:11

Defying pressure, U.S. lets U.N. denounce Israeli settlements

EghtesadOnline: The United States on Friday allowed the U.N. Security Council to adopt a resolution demanding an end to Israeli settlement building, defying heavy pressure from long-time ally Israel and President-elect Donald Trump for Washington to wield its veto.
|
Publish Date:24/December/2016 | 06:48