As Donald Trump’s victory became apparent in last week's U.S. elections, Jewish West Bank settlement advocates popped bottles of champagne and danced to the Bee Gees at a winery in the heart of the occupied territory,

A top official in Israel is floating his plan to take sovereign control over the West Bank in 2025. Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich announced Monday at a faction meeting of his Religious Zionism party that he believes “the time has come to apply [Israel’s] sovereignty over the West Bank,

The idea is seen as illegal by most of the international community and could threaten Israel’s relations with its Arab allies.

Israel’s far-right finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, has ordered preparations for the annexation of settlements in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

The United States has for decades backed a two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians and has urged Israel not to expand settlements.

The United Arab Emirates has issued a strong condemnation of Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich’s recent comments advocating for Israeli sovereignty over the Occupied West Bank by 2025.Read More: A Volunteer’s How-To Aid Lebanon Guide The statement,

Comments Monday by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich were the strongest display yet of how Trump’s election has emboldened Israeli hard-liners.

Germany's ambassador to Israel, Steffen Seibert, on Tuesday condemned a call by hardline Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich for Israel to start preparations for extending sovereignty to the West Bank.

Israel’s far-right finance minister Bezalel Smotrich says he has ordered preparations for the annexation of the occupied West Bank.

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, leader of the far-right Religious Zionist Party, has demanded the annexation of the Palestinian West Bank. He instructed the Defence Ministry's settlement department and civil administration to "begin professional and comprehensive staff work to prepare the necessary infrastructure" for extending sovereignty,