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“Look, the president and I both feel pretty good about the prospects for potentially coming to a negotiated settlement.”

““This combination [of domestic expansion and foreign dependence] helps explain why years of Saudi-led military operation, followed by American and Israeli strikes, have failed to eliminate its military capability,” he added.”

“Ahead of the vote, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich proposed a plan to "Judaize" areas around Nazareth and in southern Israel where many Arabs live, comparing it to Jewish settlement expansion in the West Bank.”

“Critics of the settlement plan say Israeli construction there would further divide the West Bank and make the creation of a territorially contiguous Palestinian state much more difficult.”

“Throughout that year, as Israelis poured into the streets to protest Netanyahu's far-right government and its plan to weaken the judiciary, Netanyahu's security chiefs warned that regional enemies could take advantage of the turmoil to attack.”

“The measures include a ban on goods produced in the settlements and sanctions against companies and individuals involved in facilitating settlement expansion.British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband described the measures as the "beginning of a new approach" to…”

“Israel said in September that it would shut the mission, which is separate from the UK embassy based in Tel Aviv, in retaliation for the UK announcing sanctions on illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.”

“Senior figures on Israel’s right have made a series of provocative statements about Arab voters, alleged attempts to steal the election and plans to establish Jewish settlements in Gaza.”

“… motivated by ideological considerations, strategic concerns or a desire to ease tensions with the international community, suspending or cancelling the project could be an important first step towards containing settlement expansion in the occupied West…”

“The agenda covered the Palestinian issue, including settlement expansion, settler violence and the two-state solution, as well as security in the strait of Hormuz, Yemen and efforts to end the Russia-Ukraine war and prevent spillover into the Black Sea.”

“"You are a role model for the people of Israel, you are a role model for the State of Israel", he said, vowing an expansion of settlements regarded as illegal under international law at an even greater rate in the future.”

“…ater authority to pursue his vision for Gaza and the West Bank: fewer constraints on military operations, the “voluntary emigration” of Palestinians from both territories, and the expansion of Israeli control over lands he believes belong to the Jewish…”

“In the West Bank, attacks by Jewish settlers are at an all-time high, according to UN records, while Israeli settlements, which are illegal under international law, are rapidly expanding.”

“Bezalel Smotrich, head of Religious Zionism, is finance minister and also holds authority over civilian affairs in the occupied West Bank, including settlement planning.”

“The campaign has intensified since the war in Gaza started in October 2023 amid accelerating land seizures and settlement expansion across the occupied West Bank, where more than 1,100 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces or settlers.”

“…is a divisive candidate in a divided nation: his political positions include annexation of the occupied West Bank, Jewish settlement of Gaza, and the "voluntary emigration" of Palestinians - positions and rhetoric that are widely condemned by liberal…”

“"We want to replace the right-wing government... to end the wars and these policies, to stop the expansion of settlements and to address the failure to stop settler attacks,"”

““We urge Israel to fully abide by International Humanitarian and Human Rights Law, and to cease the expansion of settlements.””

“…y, in a sign of how much has changed in three years, Britain, whose Balfour Declaration helped lay the foundations for Israel’s creation, imposed a ban on goods from illegal settlements, while its foreign secretary accused Israeli settlers of ethnic…”

“Yet when Israelis head to the polls on October 27, the vast majority of the nearly three million Palestinians in the occupied West Bank will have no say in choosing the government that rules their lives under occupation – unlike the 700,000 Jewish settlers…”

“Despite being considered illegal under international law, Israel has slowly been asserting “sovereignty” over the region with increased restrictions for Palestinians and expansion of Israeli settlements.”