Settlers

West Bank settler violence and illegal farms are no surprise, veteran journalist warns - opinion

Anyone who truly believes that a peaceful solution to this conflict can now be achieved simply through an Israeli withdrawal from the West Bank and the creation of a Palestinian state is naive.

AN ISRAELI settler (R) and a Palestinian farmer are seen arguing during olive harvesting in Silwad, near Ramallah, on October 29, 2025.
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.

US Senate Democrats urge Netanyahu to rein in West Bank violence, arrests in joint letter

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu takes part in a situational assessment in the West Bank on August 24, 2026.

Netanyahu meets with senior security officials to discuss West Bank violence, Israeli settlement

[ILLUSTRATIVE] Israeli Border Police officers patrol outside Damascus Gate in Jerusalem’s Old City during the beginning of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, February 18, 2026.

Three Israeli Jews rescued after entering prohibited Palestinian Authority areas in West Bank


‘We are not going anywhere’: Danon defends West Bank settlements at UN meeting

Israel’s UN Ambassador Danny Danon rejected claims that West Bank settlements are obstacles to peace, telling the Security Council that they would remain and continue to grow.

Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon speaks during a meeting at the United Nations headquartes in New York City, March 20, 2025.

WATCH: Two settlers disconnect electricity, destroy property of Palestinian family in West Bank

This comes after an order barring Israeli protective presence activists, who work to protect Palestinian residents within the West Bank, from around the town of Taiba, near Ramallah. 

Settler tears an electrical wire at a family's residential compound inside Taiba's closed military zone, August 11, 2026..

Settler suspected of attacks on Palestinians released from house arrest, barred from West Bank

Dardik is suspected of involvement in attacks against Palestinians and other nationalist-motivated offenses, including a suspected attack in March.

Administrative detainee Tal Yinon Dardik, who is on a hunger strike in prison, arrives at the Jerusalem District Court for a hearing on Central Command chief Maj. Gen. Avi Bluth’s appeal against a decision to release him from administrative detention, August 6, 2026.

Police attacked by dozens in West Bank after locating weapons cache belonging to Israeli Jew

Police responded to the scene where the cache of weapons was found and were attacked by an individual. After arresting the suspect, dozens of men showed up to disrupt the arrest.

Weapons seized by Israel Police in the West Bank on August 9, 2026.

Court rejects appeal for settler to serve house arrest at mother-in-law’s West Bank home

The court upheld the administrative restriction order but ruled that a third party cannot be compelled to participate, requiring alternative arrangements.

Administrative detainee Tal Yinon Dardik, who is on a hunger strike in prison, arrives at the Jerusalem District Court for a hearing on Central Command chief Maj. Gen. Avi Bluth’s appeal against a decision to release him from administrative detention, August 6, 2026.

Israeli settler indicted for reckless homicide in killing of Awdah Hathaleen

Yinon Eliya Levi, 33, killed Palestinian activist Awdah Hathaleen during a confrontation in the South Hebron Hills village of Umm al-Khair last July.

Awdah Hathaleen.

Several activists returned to Israel, transfered to police after crossing border into Lebanon

The activists claimed that they remained within Lebanese territory for hours before they were located by authorities and transferred to the Israel Police.

Israeli soldiers are seen inside southern Lebanon as seen from the Israeli side of the border, June 7, 2026.

Yair Golan isn’t democracy’s defender if he neglects its norms – opinion

The leader of the Democrats Party needs to show a willingness to include those who oppose him if he wishes to uphold his motto

hDemocrats Party chair Yair Golan speaks to the press in Tel Aviv in July 2026.

Katz assures West Bank leaders IDF Central Command head Bluth has not been dismissed

Katz's clarification followed a statement he made during a live Channel 14 interview on Sunday, in which he called for Bluth to be removed before walking back his claims.

Defense Minister Israel Katz attends a cornerstone-laying ceremony for the new settlement of Doran in the Mount Hebron region of the West Bank, June 16, 2026.

Christian Zionists ignore reality of West Bank living, Palestinian Christian leaders say

Palestinian Christian leaders told CNN that US Christian Zionists ignore their experiences and fund West Bank settlements, while Mike Huckabee defended evangelical support for Israel.

Members of the clergy take part in the yearly Christmas procession led by Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem outside the Church of the Nativityon December 24, 2025 in Bethlehem, West Bank.