Settler Violence

Trump must stop Netanyahu from burning down any chance of Israeli-Palestinian peace - opinion

A functioning state cannot allow private ideological movements to use violence to determine borders.

CCTV footage shows, as witnesses say, Jewish settlers throwing rocks on the road in Qusra, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, August 12, 2026 in this screengrab taken from a handout video.
IDF soldiers in the West Bank.

Transferring West Bank enforcement from IDF to police is a mistake without a plan - editorial

US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, June 30, 2026; illustrative.

Huckabee urges Israel to act on settler ‘terrorism,’ warns Iran over nuclear program

 Israeli president Isaac Herzog at a memorial ceremony for former prime minister Menahem Begin, in Jerusalem, March 7, 2022.

Can we all agree on zero tolerance for all political violence, even among our allies? - opinion


Israel must confront terror, settler violence with equal resolve - editorial

Every attack on civilians deserves condemnation. Israel cannot allow political considerations to weaken enforcement against settler violence.

The damage following an attack by Israeli settlers in the village of Tell, near the West Bank city of Nablus, July 25, 2026.

Israeli settlers set fire to West Bank mosque, leave graffiti calling for ‘revenge for Benayahu’

The words "Revenge for Benayahu," one of the victims killed in Friday's terror attack, were spray-painted on the entrance wall alongside a Star of David.

Aftermath of West Bank mosque set on fire by settlers, July 26, 2026.

Netanyahu orders West Bank crackdown after two Israelis killed in terror shooting amid clashes

PM, Defense Minister Katz announce increased troop deployments, new checkpoints, expanded counterterrorism measures • Terror shooting followed confrontation involving settlers, IDF, and Palestinians

(From R-L) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, National Security Council head Shmuel Ben-Ezra, military secretary Maj.-Gen. Guy Markizeno, IDF chief Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir, IDF Intelligence head Maj.-Gen. Shlomi Binder, Defense Minister Israel Katz, and Shin Bet head David Zini consult, July 24, 2026.

Israel charges Jerusalem man for threatening foreign journalists, damaging vehicles in West Bank

Prosecutors say the suspect blocked journalists’ vehicles north of Ramallah, threatened them with a club and a rock, tried to slash a tire, and damaged a windshield.

The scene after Israeli settlers attacked four Palestinian vehicles, including one belonging to CNN International, in the town of Halhul, south of Hebron, June 15, 2026

Katz goes all out against IDF attempts to reduce Jewish violence against Palestinians - analysis

Defense minister tries to veto IDF Central Command Chief Avi Bluth from using restraining orders on alleged Jewish extremists after already blocking administrative detention.

Israeli soldiers disperse with tear gas Palestinians who had gathered as a fire blazes near the village of Tell, adjacent to the Israeli settlement of Havat Gilad, west of Nablus in the West Bank on July 18, 2026.

Police probing reported price tag attack on Palestinian village, connection to Gilad Farm fire

Suspects set a vehicle on fire, graffitiing buildings, and damaging the door of a prayer building in the town, according to police. Ynet, however, reported that a mosque was set on fire.

JEWISH SETTLERS are seen at the unauthorized Beit Anot outpost in the Gush Etzion area of the West Bank after being informed of an expected evacuation, June 1, 2026.

Violence by extremist Israelis against Palestinians declined 25%, security data shows - exclusive

Serious attacks by Israeli extremists against Palestinians in the West Bank have fallen 25% since March following increased enforcement, arrests, and administrative restrictions.

An Israeli settler rides a donkey near an Israeli vehicle, during olive harvesting in Silwad, near Ramallah, in the West Bank, October 29, 2025.

UK working on plan to ban all trade with Israeli settlements, minister says

The news came as the EU also tried to ban trade with Israeli settlements.

JEWISH SETTLERS are seen at the unauthorized Beit Anot outpost in the Gush Etzion area of the West Bank after being informed of an expected evacuation, June 1, 2026.

A two-pronged blood libel: The truth behind accusations of Jewish settler violence - opinion

In fact, Baskin peddles two blood libels: the “Jewish settler violence” blood libel and the “Jewish right-wing extremist politicians” blood libel. Both aim to demonize Jewish residents in Israel.

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

How democratic Israelis can win the war against the messianic settler Right - opinion

It is time to wake up and acknowledge that there is no democracy with occupation.

JEWISH SETTLERS are seen at the unauthorized Beit Anot outpost in the Gush Etzion area of the West Bank after being informed of an expected evacuation, June 1, 2026.