Ben & Jerry's has lost its bid to prevent its parent company Unilever from selling its ice cream in Jewish settlements. The ice cream chain had announced last year that it will stop selling ice creams in the Jewish settlements because this goes against its brand values.

Ben & Jerry’s lose bid to block sale of ice-cream in Jewish settlements

Israel has announced plans to build more residences for Jewish settlers in the occupied west bank. Israel land authority has published tenders for about 1,300 new settlement homes in the West Bank.

Israel to build more residences for Jewish settlers in West Bank

The United States on Monday (November 19) effectively backed Israel's right to build Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank by abandoning its four-decade-old position that they were "inconsistent with international law," in a statement that on Tuesday (November 19) drew praise from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and condemnation from Palestinians.

U.S. backs Israel on settlements, angering Palestinians and clouding peace process

The United States on Monday effectively backed Israel's right to build Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank by abandoning its four-decade-old position. Israel praised a U.S. decision on Monday to soften its position on Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, a move that upset the Palestinians who said it contradicts international law.

U.S. backs Israel on settlements, Palestinians outraged as Israel welcomes U.S. move

A Palestinian gunman shot dead two Israelis and wounded a third on Sunday in an industrial park next to a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank, the Israeli military said.

The assailant, the military said, had worked in a factory where the shooting took place.

Israel's national ambulance service said a man and two women were shot in the attack in the Barkan industrial area, where nearly 5,000 Palestinians are employed in Israeli-owned businesses.

A military spokesman, in a conference call with foreign journalists several hours after the incident, said the man and one of the women had died of their wounds.

The other woman shot in the incident was taken to hospital, where doctors said her injuries were not life-threatening.

"This was a serious terrorist attack," the military said in a statement. It identified the gunman as a 23-year-old Palestinian from a West Bank village and said he was still at large.

Surveillance camera footage broadcast on Israeli television showed a man armed with a rifle fleeing downstairs and running away from the factory.

Barkan industrial park is next to the settlement of Barkan and was established in the early 1980s.

Most countries consider settlements that Israel has built on land occupied in the 1967 Middle East war as illegal. Israel disputes this.

A Palestinian gunman shot dead two Israelis and wounded a third on Sunday in an industrial park next to a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank, the Israeli military said.

A Palestinian gunman shot dead two Israelis and wounded a third on Sunday in an industrial park next to a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank, the Israeli military said. The assailant, the military said, had worked in a factory where the shooting took place. Israel's national ambulance service said a man and two women were shot in the attack in the Barkan industrial area, where nearly 5,000 Palestinians are employed in Israeli-owned businesses. A military spokesman, in a conference call with foreign journalists several hours after the incident, said the man and one of the women had died of their wounds. The other woman shot in the incident was taken to hospital, where doctors said her injuries were not life-threatening. "This was a serious terrorist attack," the military said in a statement. It identified the gunman as a 23-year-old Palestinian from a West Bank village and said he was still at large. Surveillance camera footage broadcast on Israeli television showed a man armed with a rifle fleeing downstairs and running away from the factory. Barkan industrial park is next to the settlement of Barkan and was established in the early 1980s. Most countries consider settlements that Israel has built on land occupied in the 1967 Middle East war as illegal. Israel disputes this.

Palestinian gunman kills two cvilians in West Bank: Israeli military