West Bank

Israel can talk to Lebanon - so why not the Palestinians? - opinion

What is the government’s long-term policy? What is the vision for the future between the two peoples who live in the West Bank?

|ByYAAKOV KATZ
PALESTINIAN STUDENTS gather near a fence installed by Israeli settlers on their way to school, near Umm al-Khair in the West Bank, on April 14, 2026.
Protest against the rise in West Bank settler violence at Habima square in Tel Aviv, April 16, 2026.

WATCH: 'Not fringe youth': Hundreds of Israelis protest West Bank settler violence in Tel Aviv

Oded Papourish, an activist injured in the village of Kusra last month, emphasized that settler violence “relies on the understanding that Israel's law enforcement will always stand by their side."

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Palestinian school children sit by a barbed wire fence installed by settlers, which blocked their access to the school in Umm al-Khair village in Masafer Yatta, in the West Bank, April 14, 2026.

Israeli settlers block Palestinian students' path to West Bank school with barbed wire

Khalil Hathaleen, head of the Umm al-Khair village council, said the barbed wire prevented children from taking their usual path through a valley to the school in the village center.

|ByREUTERS
US President Donald Trump gives a press conference in the White House, April 6, 2026.

Donald Trump is the best chance Israelis, Palestinians have for peace since 1993 - opinion

Israel will only have real security when the Palestinians have real freedom, and the Palestinians will only have real freedom when Israel has real security.

|ByGERSHON BASKIN

Israel must annex the West Bank to prevent the next war - opinion

Recent polls from the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research show that even today, a majority of Palestinians in the West Bank, 59%, still believe Hamas’s October 7 massacre was right.

APRIL 5, 2026ByALIZA PILICHOWSKI
Israeli forces demolish a home in Tarqumiya, in the West Bank on February 1, 2026.

After October 7, containment is dead: Israel must redraw its borders - opinion

From Israel’s perspective, there are no more ‘sacrosanct’ borders in its immediate vicinity.

APRIL 4, 2026ByDAVID M. WEINBERG
IDF troops operate in southern Lebanon.

ICE detains Palestinian-American mosque president in Wisconsin 'with no cause,' mosque says

Wisconsin's largest mosque said Sarsour, 53, is a legal permanent resident who has lived in the US for over three decades and was detained on Monday. He grew up in the West Bank.

APRIL 3, 2026ByREUTERS
An immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent raises a finger moments after detaining a man during an immigration raid, on Sunday in Minneapolis.

Education Minister complains of disturbance during sirens, Iran says Hormuz Strait will stay closed

Iranian ballistic missile commander killed • Kindergarten struck in Hezbollah barrage on North • Bahrain calls for UN vote to defend Strait of Hormuz

APRIL 2, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israeli security and rescue forces operate at the scene where several people were lightly injured by a missile fired from Lebanon in Bi’ina, northern Israel, April 2, 2026.

Iran fires major missile salvo ahead of Passover, Trump says Iran asked for ceasefire

IAF strikes 400 Iranian targets in two days • IDF chief warns of manpower crisis • Iran attacks cause fires in Kuwait, Bahrain

APRIL 1, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
MDA responder views destruction from Iranian missile attack, April 1 2026

Israel’s military victories spark anxiety in Jordan despite security cooperation - opinion

Israel’s “peace through strength” approach reassures some allies but fuels anxiety in Jordan over regional ambitions.

MARCH 31, 2026ByOFIR WINTER
Royal Jordianian honor guards march in Amman, in February. For Jordan, the ‘peace through strength’ paradigm is not a promise of stability, but a source of deep anxiety, the writer says.

Ultra-Orthodox IDF reserve battalion was not suspended after CNN incident, CEO says

The Netzah Yehuda battalion had previously been said to have been suspended by IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir on Sunday, following an altercation between reservist soldiers and CNN reporters.

MARCH 31, 2026ByTZVI JASPER
NETZAH YEHUDA Battalion seen before a swearing in ceremony at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City, June 11, 2025.

IDF destroys launchers used in Hezbollah barrage, Netanyahu says Iranian regime weaker than ever

IRGC recruits 12-year-olds to fill personnel gaps • Four IDF soldiers killed in southern Lebanon • Hegseth refuses to give timeline to end war

MARCH 31, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
An IDF soldier and tank operate in southern Lebanon on March 21, 2026.

Settler violence spikes amid Iran war, Herzog responds to Diaspora Jews' call for action

Diaspora Jews called on Herzog to advocate for change with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his far-right ministers, who have not interceded to stop the violence.

MARCH 30, 2026ByMAYA ZANGER-NADIS
Boys stand near graffiti, which Palestinians say was written by Israeli settlers, near Hebron.

IDF kills suspected terrorist after attempted vehicle ramming

The suspected terrorist was reportedly accelerating his vehicle towards the soldiers in a way which posed an immediate threat to them.

MARCH 30, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Police and security personnel at the scene of a shooting attack at a checkpoint near Jerusalem, November 16, 2023