West Bank
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
US President Donald Trump, left, meets Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the White House, July 8, 2025. (Avi Ohayon/GPO)
October 23, 2025, 11:53 am
Israel would lose ‘all support’ from the US if it annexes West Bank, Trump warns
VP Vance says Knesset preliminary vote on matter was ‘very stupid’ and an insult to him, marring his visit; US president predicts Saudi normalization this year, weighs intervening for Barghouti
By Lazar Berman
U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C. (Credit: Pixabay)
October 22, 2025, 2:54 pm
Don’t let Israel annex land, all Senate Dems but Fetterman tell Trump
Senators said “any steps by Israel to annex territory or expand settlements that prevent the establishment of a Palestinian state” would undermine peace process.
By JNS
Makeshift rockets found by IDF troops during a raid in the Ramallah area of the West Bank, early September 19, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)
September 19, 2025, 11:39 am
IDF busts West Bank terror cell manufacturing rockets to be launched at Israel
Military says troops operating near Ramallah found dozens of rocket parts and two completed rockets that did not yet have a warhead
By Emanuel Fabian
The scene of a terrorist shooting attack at the Ramot Junction near the entrance to Jerusalem, Sept. 8, 2025. (Photo by Chaim Goldberg/Flash90, via JNS)
September 10, 2025, 2:55 pm
Hamas claims Jerusalem shooting that killed six Israelis
"Kill them wherever you come upon them," read the statement on the Telegram channel of Hamas's "military" wing.
By JNS Staff
IDF troops operate in the West Bank city of Tulkarem, February 3, 2025. (Emanuel Fabian/Times of Israel)
February 21, 2025, 10:25 am
2 Jewish Israelis, Palestinian said arrested in connection with botched bus bombings
IDF says it’s bolstering West Bank presence with 3 battalions after apparent attempt at large-scale terror attack thought to have originated there
By Emanuel Fabian, ToI Staff
Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz tells reporters on the sidelines of hte Jerusalem Post conference on June 16, 2019 that Israel will participate in the Bahrain economic peace summit. (Pool photo/Marc Israel Sellem via Flash90)
January 7, 2025, 2:58 pm
Israeli leaders threaten ‘war’ in the West Bank after terror attack
Some Israeli leaders are pushing for the military to shift its focus from other fronts to the West Bank.
By Ben Sales
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