Judea and Samaria
“The home of an entire family should not be demolished for the actions of one individual,” said the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem.
Some view the approvals as a positive development; others expressed disappointment, indicating that the 31 new projects—with just five residential homes—fall far short of expectations.
The fund sold shares and bonds in these firms worth $32 million, based on the blacklist of companies compiled last year by the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights.
Fifty-three families had moved into the settlement, erected in response to the killing of a 19-year-old student in a drive-by shooting.
Hamas is also turning up the heat, hoping to one day seize control of the West Bank from Fatah as it did in Gaza.
In 2019, the Trump administration reversed the 1978 State Department legal opinion that Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria were inconsistent with international law.
The compromise agreement, which has not been formalized yet, would allow for the placement of an army base at the site, and eventually the opening of a yeshiva.
Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid said rumors that the Biden administration was going to reverse course are part of efforts to undermine U.S.-Israel relations and the new government.
Home to 30 families, it was recently re-established as a response by activists to the May 2 drive-by shooting by an Arab terrorist that claimed the life of 19-year-old yeshivah student Yehuda Guetta.
The suspect, identified as May Afana, 29, exited her vehicle with a drawn knife after attempting to run over a group of soldiers, according to the Israeli military.
The winning team from Judea-Samaria is one step closer to a spot in the country’s top league.
Jackie Goodall, executive director of the Ireland-Israel Alliance, called the adoption a “damaging day for Ireland’s reputation on the world stage.”
