JERUSALEM -- Israel's defense minister on Sunday ordered his office to triple the number of construction inspectors in the West Bank to enforce a new settlement freeze declared by the government, while settler leaders vowed to defy the edict. The Jews should never give anything to the Palestinians they just wnat to wipe Isreal off the map

Israeli inspectors armed with aerial maps and empowered to confiscate construction equipment have begun enforcing a limited government moratorium on new building in West Bank settlements, officials said on Monday.

Israel approves 28 new schools in settlements in the West Bank, a day after it announces restrictions on residential building. Defence Minister Ehud Barak said construction would completed before the beginning of the 2010-11 school year. Israel previously pledged to freeze all settlement activity under the 2003 Middle East peace plan...

Defense Minister Ehud Barak on Thursday ordered the IDF to issue a temporary freeze order, but at the same time allowed the construction of 28 new public buildings in settlements. Meanwhile, Haaretz has learned that the state is expected to ask the Supreme Court for more time to evacuate illegal outposts.

JERUSALEM — Israel on Wednesday proposed a 10-month halt to new construction in West Bank settlements as a step toward restarting Mideast peace negotiations. Washington welcomed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's offer, but the Palestinians swiftly rejected it because it did not include a building freeze in Jewish neighborhoods in ea