Israeli settlement

Huckabee’s West Bank message: Condemn violence, defend truth - editorial

Mike Huckabee’s approach to the West Bank challenges both Israel’s critics and defenders: condemn crimes, enforce the law, and reject collective blame.

US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee gestures during a press conference after he met residents of Turmus Ayya, a Palestinian town near Ramallah in the West Bank, September 5, 2026.
Palestinians use their phones as Israeli settlers and military personnel stand outside a Palestinian home in Qusra, in the West Bank, August 15, 2026, in this screen grab obtained from a video.

B'Tselem claims 47 Palestinian families at risk of expulsion, IDF says homes built illegally

Israeli soldiers clash with Palestinians as they hold Friday prayers during a protest against Israeli settlement expansion and land confiscation near Bethlehem in the West Bank, July 3, 2026.

IDF veterans tell Trump: Settler violence claims are distorted, ignore terrorism - exclusive

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during the 8th General Conference of Fatah in Ramallah in the West Bank, May 14, 2026.

PA's Abbas calls for end to 'systemic' settler violence, requests support from UN, Arab leaders


German coalition agreement slams settlement policies

Officials in J’lem say it distances Berlin from specific policies, not from Israel

European Parliament President Martin Schulz

U.S. to stay in UNHRC as 'black list' publication delayed

Israel's mission in Geneva said on Wednesday that it was preparing a statement responding to the UN report.

Jewish youth hold Israeli flags at the beginning of a rally march in the West Bank settlement of Itamar, near Nablus.

'Why did my husband have to die for us to get electricity and water?'

Rabbi Raziel Shevach was murdered in a terror attack on Tuesday near the West Bank outpost of Havat Gilad.

Funeral of Rabbi Raziel Shevach, murdered in West Bank terror attack shooting, January 10, 2017

Israeli committee approves 1,122 new West Bank housing units

The approvals come a day after a 35-year-old Israeli father of six was killed in a drive-by attack in the West Bank in what is believed to have been a Palestinian terror attack.

A general view of houses in the Israeli settlement of Maale Adumim in the West Bank

Liberman: Look into recognizing Havat Gilad as legal settlement

Several right-wing lawmakers echoed Liberman’s comments.

Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman (R) and Samaria Regional Council head Yossi Dagan

Court: Israeli government must defend law seizing Palestinian property

The law marked the most significant potential change to the treatment of property in the West Bank over the last 40 years.

THE OFRA SETTLEMENT is seen from the Amona outpost in the West Bank.

5th settler city in the works

Right-wing politicians immediately welcomed the plan, which is expected to be approved by Interior Minister Arye Deri.

The basic error is to treat all the settlements alike

WATCH: Israeli forces face off with settlers during outpost eviction

Reports of clashes between activists and border police on the scene.

An activist is removed by security forces from the Netiv Ha'avot outpost during a demolition on November 29.

Bennett to Netanyahu: Save homes in Netiv Ha’avot

Right-wing politicians oppose the home demolitions, but have been hard pressed to offer the residents more than words of support.

Summer rally for the Netiv Ha'avot Outpost in front of the Knesset.

Settlements are legal

The above firmly established in international law the rights of Jews to settle west of the River Jordan, and the rights of Arabs to settle east of the river.

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