Amona
JERUSALEM, ISRAEL - JANUARY 15: Houses part of an Israeli settlement are seen in front of an Arab town on January 16, 2017 in Amona, West Bank. 70 countries attended the recent Paris Peace Summit and called on Israel and Palestinians to resume negotiations that would lead to a two-state solution, however the recent proposal by U.S President-elect Donald Trump to move the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem and last month's U.N. Security Council resolution condemning Jewish settlement activity in the West Bank have contributed to continued uncertainty across the region. The ancient city of Jerusalem where Jews, Christians and Muslims have lived side by side for thousands of years and is home to the Al Aqsa Mosque compound or for Jews The Temple Mount, continues to be a focus as both Israelis and Palestinians claim the city as their capital. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has continued since 1947 when Resolution 181 was passed by the United Nations, dividing Palestinian territories into Jewish and Arab states. The Israeli settlement program has continued to cause tension as new settlements continue to encroach on land within the Palestinian territories. The remaining Palestinian territory is made up of the West Bank and the Gaza strip. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)
March 30, 2017, 8:50 pm
Israeli security cabinet approves first new settlement in 20 years
Move comes after US President Trump asked Netanyahu to "hold off"
By JTA
February 3, 2017, 12:25 am
This is what a court ordered destruction of a Jewish settlement looks like
Footage from several agencies on the destruction of Amona
AMONA, WEST BANK - FEBRUARY 01: (ISRAEL OUT) Israeli settlers pray as Israeli riot police make them way up into the settlement Israeli riot police make they way up into the settlement, February 01, 2006 in the West Bank outpost of Amona. The eighty residents of Amona compose one of eighty-seven unauthorised West Bank settlements, according to the Israeli government. An Israeli High Court ruling has rejected a petition to prevent the demolition of 9 new houses at the settlement but has said the settlers can continue to live in their caravans. (Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images)
December 18, 2016, 2:45 am
Netanyahu pleads with settlers to evacuate willingly
Outpost of Amona must comply with Supreme Court decision and should send protestors away, Netanyahu urges
By Jewish Telegraphic Agency
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