“We are called ‘Jews’ because we come from Judea,” Ambassador Gilad Erdan reminds the UN Security Council.

And Washington roundly condemns them, signaling their violent outburst is somehow worse than the daily Palestinian attacks they face.

Israel seems less and less concerned by international condemnations as it moves ahead with settling the Promised Land.

The battle for the hilltops of Samaria is the frontline in the battle for the Land of Israel.

Alarmed by the signs of the times, they began to settle the uninhabited, barren hills of Judea and Samaria.

Here we go again! Always the same story with Netanyahu – Jewish settlements are used as leverage to gain other political achievements.

An annexation of the biblical heartland is taking place, but the true culprit is being concealed and protected by the international community.

Israeli decisions to expand Jewish life in the biblical heartland meet with joy and condemnation.

While US response is “understandable,” the Americans know that we are “committed to the settlements,” said Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich.