Settlers

Otzma Yehudit MK suspected of assaulting police officers in clash with extremist settlers

Following the publication of the incident, MK Yitzhak Kreuzer filed a complaint with the Police Internal Investigations Department, claiming police used excessive force against him in the incident.

Otzma Yehudit MK  Yitzhak Kreuzer files complaint alleging excessive police force was used against him, October 11, 2026.
FINANCE MINISTER Bezalel Smotrich attends a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Karmei Yehuda community in the Hebron Hills, Sept. 27.

The settlement revolution: How Bezalel Smotrich changed Israel's map for the better - opinion

ISI AND TUVIA TENENBOM look out over the Judean Hills.

'Excuse Me, Is This Yours?': Before you boycott settlers, meet them - review

Israeli flags erected by settlers stand near a coffee shop owned by Mueyyid Hussein, which he says have obstructed the shop’s entrance and visibility, in Al-Lubban al-Sharqiya near Nablus in the West Bank, October 9, 2026.

Israeli settlers flank Palestinian cafe with dozens of Israeli flags - report


Hanoch Daum speaks out about hilltop youth

Hanoch Daum's show, "Life Is a Difficult Age," is generally about how ordinary Daum’s life in the West Bank is.

HANOCH DAUM in "Life Is a Difficult Age."

NGO B’Tselem report presents baseless claims of Israel dismantling Palestinian life in West Bank

WEST BANK AFFAIRS: B’Tselem accuses Israel of systematically dismantling Palestinian life in the West Bank, as Israel calls its central claim baseless.

AN ISRAELI flag flies near the West Bank settlement of Karnei Shomron, with a mosque in the Palestinian village of Kafr Lakif in the background. B’Tselem’s new report argues that Israel is making Jewish control of the West Bank increasingly irreversible, an allegation Israel and the IDF reject.

Poll: A third of Israelis call settler rioters ‘terrorists’

A new survey finds one-third of Israelis describe Jewish rioters involved in recent West Bank violence as “Israeli terrorists,” while another 18% call them “nationalist criminals.”

Settlers near Kusra blocking a road with rocks.

One suspect injured as IDF responds to stone throwing incident in northern Israel

An initial assessment of the incident indicated that the shepherd was in a grazing area and left after the suspects began throwing stones. 

(illustrative) Israeli Border Police forces from the Jerusalem Envelope unit uncover a tunnel that Palestinians allegedly attempted to dig beneath the separation barrier near the village of Al-Jib, West Bank, September 9, 2026.

As UK sanctions beckon, IDF West Bank chief Bluth tries upping law enforcement

Bluth has made numerous speeches in which he has called for stronger action from the police, the Shin Bet, and local officials.

Maj.-Gen. Avi Bluth 

Israeli man sentenced to 13 years for killing Aysha Rabi in Jewish terror attack

The court also ordered the defendant to pay Rabi’s family NIS 258,000, the maximum compensation available under the law, and imposed an additional suspended prison term.

Aysha Rabi, the victim of an alleged attack by Jewish youth in the West Bank

Playing politics with security: Jerusalem must review UK privileges amid sanctions - editorial

Britain and Israel have genuine strategic interests in common even when their governments disagree sharply, but diplomatic relations require reciprocity.

The Elizabeth Tower more commonly known as Big Ben is pictured during a near total solar eclipse, with more than 90 percent of the Sun blocked by the Moon across Britain, in central London on August 12, 2026.

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.

Palestinian killed by IDF fire during clash with settlers in village near Kalkilya - report

On Sunday night, the PA-run WAFA reported that three Palestinians were wounded during the clash, including two who were in serious condition after being shot. 

Footage showing extremist settlers running in the West Bank village of Kusra, August 12, 2026.

Two settlers arrested on suspicion of involvement in Kusra attacks, Israel Police announce

According to the police, the first suspect, a 19-year-old from the Shomron area, was arrested first. On a search of his vehicle, police found several suspicious items, including an airsoft rifle.

Items found in the car of a settler suspected of being involved in the violent attacks against the Palestinian village of Kusra, September 6, 2026.