Israeli Border Police in the Palestinian neighborhood of Silwan in occupied East Jerusalem

Israel Approves Construction of New Settlement Building in Silwan

Hours after Israel’s Jerusalem municipality cancelled plans to vote on approving construction of hundreds of new Israeli settlement units in occupied East Jerusalem, Jerusalem’s city planning commission approved a plan to build a three-story building for Jewish settlers in the neighborhood of Batan al-Hawa, in the heart of the occupied Palestinian village of Silwan, just south of…

Bill for Preventing the Opening of Diplomatic Missions in Jerusalem

​​The Constitution, Law and Justice Committee on Tuesday voted to approve for first reading a proposed amendment to Basic Law: Jerusalem, the Capital of Israel (Amendment—Prohibition on Opening Foreign Diplomatic Mission), sponsored by far-right MKs Zeev Elkin (New Hope—The United Right) and Dan Illouz (Likud). MK Ofer Cassif during a demonstration against the eviction of…