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


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.

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.

British lawmakers press government for immediate ban on Israeli West Bank settlement imports

“If settlements are illegal, why have we not made an outright ban on trade? What exactly is it that we’re waiting for?” said Abtisam Mohamed, a Labour politician.

Member of Parliament Abtisam Mohamed looks on on the day Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivers a ministerial statement on Hamas' October 7 attack anniversary and the Middle East at the House of Commons, in London, Britain, October 7, 2024.

Ro Khanna's West Bank detention exposed Israel's settler dilemma - analysis

Israel must avoid falling into the trap of future visitors who may seek to set up IDF soldiers for a fall so as to embarrass the country in the global sphere.

US Representative Ro Khanna (D-CA) is interviewed by Reuters during a visit to Turmus Ayya, near Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, July 9, 2026.

Netanyahu denies settler community behind Khanna West Bank incident

Netanyahu says he 'doesn't want vigilantes in West Bank,' after Rep. Khanna incident with settlers

 ISRAEL-US-IRAN-WAR Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives a news conference in Jerusalem on June 15, 2026

One detail in the IDF statement changes the whole Ro Khanna story - comment

The army's account has one armed man. His tweet has settlers, plural, brandishing rifles. Somebody's description is wrong, and it can be checked.

US Representative Ro Khanna (D-CA) is interviewed by Reuters during a visit to Turmus Ayya, near Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, July 9, 2026.

Four settlers who attacked CNN crew in West Bank arrested by Israel Police

The CNN crew was in Sinjil covering the one-year anniversary of Saif Musallet's death, a Palestinian-American killed by Israeli settlers in July 2025.

Israeli settlers attack CNN crew in the West Bank, July 11, 2026.

UN agency records over 5,330 alleged settler attacks in West Bank since 2023

According to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), since 2023 there have been “over 5,330 settler attacks resulting in casualties, property damage or both.”

View of a burnt Palestinian car after it was set on fire by settlers during a settler attack on the town of BeitFurik, east of Nablus in the West Bank; Illustrative.

Hijacking history: How messianic extremists are weaponizing Israeli archaeology - opinion

Right-wing extremists have spent decades perfecting the use of archaeology to promote their messianic ideology and sabotage diplomatic efforts.

View of a graffiti sprayed by unknown attackers, ancient archeological site of Sebastia, near the West Bank city of Nablus, November 30, 2024.

We are at war: How settler extremists are attacking Palestinians, Israeli democracy - opinion

While the majority of us look away, a determined minority is reshaping our country.

A Palestinian house after an incident with Israeli settlers in Bruqin village near Salfit, in the West Bank last month.