[caption id="attachment_114510" align="alignright" width="244"] An Israeli settlement in the Etzion bloc, in the West Bank, April 2014. Photo by Eyal Toueg[/caption] On Sunday, Israel announced the appropriation of land in the Etzion Jewish settlement bloc near Bethlehem, a move which an anti-settlement group said was the biggest such claim in 30 ...

[caption id="attachment_114429" align="alignright" width="236"] Israeli women in the Etzion settlement bloc near Bethlehem. Photograph: Ronen Zvulun/Reuters[/caption] Israel has claimed almost 1,000 acres near Bethlehem, in a move Palestinians say will only increase tension The United States has criticised Israels announcement of a land appropriation ...