West Bank
Screenshot from video of diplomats attacked by settler extremists in the Taybeh area of the West Bank, October 17, 2026. (Doron Kadash / Army Radio via X, from The Times of Israel)
October 18, 2026, 3:14 pm
Amid outrage, Netanyahu claims no ‘compelling evidence’ settlers attacked European diplomats
Despite images from scene of attack and IDF condemnation, PM suggests incident could be part of ‘coordinated smear campaign’; Belgium to push for EU sanctions on those involved
By Lazar Berman, Nurit Yohanan, ToI Staff and Agencies
A view over a new neighborhood in the Jewish settlement of Kedumim, in the West Bank on September 8, 2026 in Kedumim, West Bank. (Amir Levy/Getty Images)
September 9, 2026, 2:17 pm
UK, France, Canada to ban goods from Israeli settlements
Israel to retaliate by closing the British Consulate in Jerusalem.
By Tovah Lazaroff
Israeli soldiers patrol a street as they are deployed during an operation in the village of Qusra, south of Nablus, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on August 13, 2026. Photo by Zain JAAFAR / AFP via Getty Images
August 14, 2026, 9:40 pm
U.S. ambassador calls settlers who sieged Palestinian homes in Qusra ‘terrorists’
Mike Huckabee called on the IDF to remove Israeli settler outposts erected in Palestinian yards.
By Theia Chatelle
File:Control status of the West Bank as per the Oslo Accords. Credit: SoWhAt249, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons
August 13, 2026, 10:34 am
The West Bank Map That Was Never Supposed to Last
The Oslo process is effectively dead but its map lives on
By Mihran Kalaydjian/The Blogs at The Times of Israel
New York Times columnist Bret Stephens delivered the "State of World Jewry" talk at the 92nd Street Y in Manhattan, Feb. 1, 2026. (Peter Jamus/Michael Priest Photography)
July 30, 2026, 10:23 am
Bret Stephens calls out ‘Jewish terrorists’ in West Bank 
The conservative New York Times columnist writes that the country’s failure to confront settler violence threatens the security and legitimacy of the Jewish state.
By Andrew Silow-Carroll
Maj. Yuval Ezra, 27, and Master Sergeant (res.) Benayahu Mellet, 32, who were killed in a West Bank gunfight on July 24, 2026. (Courtesy photo via The Times of Israel)
July 26, 2026, 3:10 pm
Settlers torch two mosques, scrawl ‘revenge’ graffiti in overnight West Bank rampages
Reports say settlers also attacked Palestinians, set cars on fire; IDF condemns incident, says troops arrived too late to apprehend suspects who set one house of worship on fire
By Emanuel Fabian, Nurit Yohanan and ToI Staff
View of Judean Hills from Ramallah (Photo by Anthony Baratier, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons)
May 7, 2026, 9:27 am
Inside the battle over the ‘settler violence’ narrative
While Jewish violence in Judea and Samaria exists, the phenomenon has been exaggerated in a broader campaign against Israel and the settlement movement, officials say.
By Josh Hasten
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir meets with officers in the West Bank, March 18, 2026. (Israel Defense Forces)
March 20, 2026, 1:01 pm
IDF chief: Settler violence ‘unacceptable,’ results in ‘extraordinary strategic damage’
After settlers rampage in Palestinian village following razing of outpost, Zamir and Bennett condemn attack, maintain that the perpetrators don’t represent most settlers
By Emanuel Fabian, Sam Sokol
February 17, 2026, 11:11 am
J Street’s Aidan Jelinek brings West Bank report to Pittsburgh
J Street assistant regional director urges ‘23-state solution’
By David Rullo
Panorama of Ma'ale Adumim (Photo by Yiftachsam, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)
February 10, 2026, 9:00 am
US stresses opposition to annexation after Israel moves to expand West Bank grip
Muslim states, including allies and adversaries, call security cabinet decision illegal and a "dangerous escalation"
By Jacob Magid
Israeli security forces clash with Jewish settlers during the evacuation of illegal structures in Tzur Misgavi, an outpost in Gush Etzion, Nov. 17, 2025. (Photo by Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
November 21, 2025, 12:34 pm
The muddled morass of ‘settler violence’
Israel has allowed its enemies to defame victims of attack as perpetrators.
By Melanie Phillips
Secretary Marco Rubio and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu deliver joint statements to the press in Jerusalem, Israel, Feb. 16, 2025. (Official State Department photo by Freddie Everett)
November 13, 2025, 3:38 pm
Rubio says ‘there’s some concern’ West Bank violence could undermine Gaza ceasefire
US secretary of state hails Herzog and IDF for condemning latest spate of settler violence, in rare comments from an American official on unchecked attacks against Palestinians
By Jacob Magid and Charlie Summers
Israeli Border Police and IDF forces arrested a wanted suspect in the Bethlehem-area village of Al-Khader overnight on Aug. 12, 2025, on suspicion of involvement in terror activity against security forces. (Credit: Israel Police)
November 13, 2025, 10:48 am
Israel foils large Hamas terror network in Bethlehem
Security forces arrested more than 50 operatives and seized weapons used to plan attacks on civilians.
By JNS Staff
Israeli President Isaac Herzog attends the swearing-in ceremony for 35 judges at his official residence in Jerusalem on April 10, 2025. (Photo by Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
November 12, 2025, 11:01 am
Herzog denounces ‘violent, dangerous’ anti-Arab rioters in Samaria
The Israeli head of state said the events were "shocking" and crossed a red line.
By JNS Staff
IDF troops operate in the West Bank city of Tulkarem, February 3, 2025. (Emanuel Fabian/Times of Israel)
October 29, 2025, 11:02 am
Protective presence in the West Bank
I traveled to Israel from Sept. 14–24 to participate in protective presence efforts.
By Rebecca Mayer
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