Israeli settlement

US bill targeting Israeli settlements in West Bank, Gaza gains 53 co-sponsors

As of this week, the bill has 53 co-sponsors, including high-profile figures such as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ro Khanna.

Jewish settlers pray during Yom Kippur at a settlement outpost northwest of the West Bank city of Nablus, September 21, 2026.
View of the area of the planned E1 project between Jerusalem and Ma’ale Adumim, August 14, 2025

Ma’aleh Adumim challenges A-G opinion to delay approval of new homes in E1 settlement

US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee gestures during a press conference after he met residents of Turmus Ayya, a Palestinian town near Ramallah in the West Bank, September 5, 2026.

Huckabee’s West Bank message: Condemn violence, defend truth - editorial

Palestinians use their phones as Israeli settlers and military personnel stand outside a Palestinian home in Qusra, in the West Bank, August 15, 2026, in this screen grab obtained from a video.

B'Tselem claims 47 Palestinian families at risk of expulsion, IDF says homes built illegally


Masa bans travel to West Bank, parts of Jerusalem

The organization also told institutions in which Masa participants are placed that they cannot organize any trips to these areas.

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu poses with participants in the MyMasa Event in Jerusalem last night.

Shaked publicizes decision that may legalize 2,000 West Bank units

The legal opinion made reference to moving forward with expedited proceedings in special military West Bank committees to recognize Jews' rights in a variety of circumstances over land.

Attorney-General Avichai Mandelblit

Palestinian arrested after attempted attack in West Bank settlement

The man tried to attack a resident with a decorative bike after throwing rocks at passing cars.

A police officer holds a toy bike with which a Palestinian man tried to attack a settler in Tekoa, September 2018

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Jerusalem Post News

Left-wing activists attacked photographing illegal settler

“The activists approached the Israeli community and instigated a provocation at the scene. A confrontation then evolved between the group and the residents,” an army spokesperson said.

Left-wing activist evacuated after confrontation with settlers, Aug 25, 2018

Politicians advance bill to legalize 70 West Bank outposts

The bill, put forward by Bayit Yehudi MK Bezalel Smotrich would make it possible for anyone to directly purchase land in Area C.

Bezalel Smotrich

Police probing attack on Israeli youth in Binyamin outpost

An Arab suspect was arrested and then released in the incident earlier this week.

THE US is cracking down on terror finance. (Reuters)

Demolishing houses in Netiv HaAvot: Some are More Equal Than Others…

National law enforcement priorities should be implemented fairly and without bias.

Jerusalem demonstration outside the PMO's office, against the demolition of 15 homes in the Netiv Haavot.

Court hears petitions against Settlements Law; West Bank's future in balance

The court's decision could be a turning point for Jewish communities in the West Bank.

Jewish youth hold Israeli flags at the beginning of a rally march in the West Bank settlement of Itamar, near Nablus.

Labor MK: Annex the West Bank until Palestinian ‘Mandela’ arrives

“This is a plan to save chances for long-term peace,” Cabel told The Jerusalem Post.

Eitan Cabel