Judea and samaria

The West Bank is the historic heartland of the Jewish people - opinion

Jewish history and international legal instruments underpin Israel’s claim to Judea and Samaria, while past withdrawals raise questions about territorial concessions.

Jewish visitors walk near the separation barrier at Rachel’s Tomb, near the West Bank city of Bethlehem, ahead of the annual Hilula commemorating the death of the biblical matriarch Rachel, October 20, 2026.
IDF soldiers take part in a military operation in the West Bank city of Hebron, October 25, 2026

The West Bank emerges as Israel’s biggest counterterrorism success since October 7 - opinion

Voters casting ballots in Israel's 25th Knesset election

Israel must move beyond Election Day and tackle its biggest challenges - opinion

A Palestinian property damaged in an attack by extremist Israeli settlers in Jalud, south of Nablus, September 29, 2026.

Jalud families still unable to return to burned homes despite High Court order


De facto annexation in the West Bank: Israel cannot have it both ways - opinion

Israel’s ongoing threats to punish countries that take measures against settlements in the West Bank and goods they produce remind me of expressions describing having things both ways.

View of Karmei Tzur settlement north of Hebron, in the West Bank, November 24, 2025.

Is the UK’s new leadership serving Islam? - opinion

With a PM and foreign minister planning to implement hostile policies toward Israel, one wonders who this government truly caters to

UK Foreign Secretary Edward Miliband.

Jewish settlement is a strategic necessity across the West Bank - opinion

From the Jordan Valley to the hills of Samaria, widespread settlement can deny terrorists sanctuary and strengthen Israel’s security.

 A construction site of a new residential neighborhood at the mixed religious-secular Jewish settlement in the West Bank Kfar Adumim, March 9, 2023.

Israel cannot prevent another October 7 if Netanyahu keeps rewriting the first one - opinion

Israel cannot learn from October 7 if its leaders continue to deflect responsibility and rewrite the failures that made the massacre possible.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a vote at the plenum hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on July 16, 2026.

Friend and frank critic: Huckabee on Israel, Gaza, and why Iran may need a 'third kick of the mule'

DIPLOMATIC AFFAIRS: Preparing to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary at the Museum of Tolerance Jerusalem, Huckabee says settler violence is hurting the Jewish state's reputation stateside.

AMBASSADOR MIKE HUCKABEE. As a staunch supporter of Israel and Zionism, he urges Israeli citizens to stop perpetrating violence against Palestinians in the West Bank for the sake of peace and prosperity for both peoples.

IDF fires commander filmed praying with West Bank Jewish extremists during Kusra siege

The IDF says the commander has been explicitly ordered to avoid taking any actions that may be in any way interpreted as identifying with the Jewish extremists or supporting their illegal conduct.

An Israeli soldier pray at the Western Wall, Judaism’s holiest prayer site in the Old City of Jerusalem.

British activist remains in Israeli custody over suspected minor assault during West Bank clash

Finn Joughin was detained Saturday after an encounter involving a child in Umm al-Kheir. Police said late Saturday that he was being held “on suspicion of performing an indecent act against a minor.”

Israeli leftist activists gather as Palestinian residents and solidarity volunteers stand on the roof of a house besieged by Israeli settlers in the village of Qusra, south of Nablus, West Bank, August 14, 2026

Netanyahu: Extremist WB settlers face 'all kinds of hardships at home,' media exaggerates issue

The prime minister's comments to Channel 14 followed a statement on Saturday in which he condemned the violent extremist settlers after several of them barricaded themselves inside a Kusra home.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a vote at the plenum hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on July 16, 2026.

Four Israeli police officers indicted for assaulting three men during roadside stop

The charge alleges that the defendants acted together and caused bodily injuries to two of the three complainants. The investigation was conducted by PID’s northern team.

Police hold a situational assessment at the scene of a violent outbreak in east Jerusalem on August 22, 2026.

IDF chief doubles West Bank forces, blasts Finance Ministry amid 'politicized' budget clash

All of this takes place as IDF officials have said Jewish extremist violence has reached new levels, with hundreds of extremists recently drawing out a conflict with the IDF.

Israeli security forces guard as Jews tour the West Bank city of Hebron, August 22, 2026