With the world's eyes on Gaza, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, announced on Thursday a major step in the direction of annexing the West Bank to Israel –and shutting down for good the possibility of creating a territorially contiguous Palestinian state.

MAALE ADUMIM: Israeli far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said work would start on a long-delayed settlement that would divide the West Bank and cut if off from East…

“This reality finally buries the idea of a Palestinian state, because there is nothing to recognize and no one to recognize," Bezalel Smotrich said.

Israel's government is expected next week to approve construction plans in the E1 area, which would cut off the northern West Bank from its southern regions.

Israel’s far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich on Thursday threatened to annex the occupied West Bank if the international community recognizes the...

With the world's eyes on Gaza, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, announced on Thursday a major step in the direction of annexing the West Bank to Israel –and shutting down for…

Israeli Finance Minister approves settlement plan dividing East Jerusalem from West Bank, burying Palestinian state idea, sparking international backlash.

Next week, the cabinet is expected to give final approval to a construction plan for the E1 region, which would cut the West Bank in two, separating the northern part from the…