Holyoke welcomed returning and newly elected officials during the 2026 inaugural swearing-in ceremony on Jan. 5 inside the City Hall auditorium.

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Israeli settlers are celebrating the inauguration of a new settlement in the West Bank on land where Israel and the U.S. once ...

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JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel has cleared the final hurdle before starting construction on a controversial settlement project near Jerusalem that would effectively cut the West Bank into two, according to a ...

Israel’s Cabinet has approved 19 new Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said Sunday. The decision — approved Dec. 11 but classified until now, ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Israel has cleared final hurdles to begin the E1 settlement project, which would effectively bisect the West Bank ...

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The approval increases the number of settlements in the West Bank by nearly 50% during the current far-right government’s tenure. TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s Cabinet has ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By JULIA FRANKEL JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel has cleared the final hurdle before starting construction on a controversial settlement project near Jerusalem that ...