Settler Violence

Playing politics with security: Jerusalem must review UK privileges amid sanctions - editorial

Britain and Israel have genuine strategic interests in common even when their governments disagree sharply, but diplomatic relations require reciprocity.

The Elizabeth Tower more commonly known as Big Ben is pictured during a near total solar eclipse, with more than 90 percent of the Sun blocked by the Moon across Britain, in central London on August 12, 2026.
US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee speaks during a press conference after he met residents of Turmus Aiya, a Palestinian town near Ramallah in the West Bank that is home to many American citizens, September 5, 2026.

Fooled once, fooled twice - opinion

Footage showing extremist settlers running in the West Bank village of Kusra, August 12, 2026.

Palestinian killed by IDF fire during clash with settlers in village near Kalkilya - report

Items found in the car of a settler suspected of being involved in the violent attacks against the Palestinian village of Kusra, September 6, 2026.

Two settlers arrested on suspicion of involvement in Kusra attacks, Israel Police announce


'A small taste': MK Sukkot confirms he destroyed monument in West Bank town while guarded by IDF

The IDF confirmed that it had diverted troops from standard operational duties to guard Sukkot and his aides on what he called a 'memorial tour' in several villages in Areas A and B in the West Bank.

MK Zvi Sukkot and several others seen smashing a monument in in Kafr Madama near Nablus, August 25, 2026.

Hamas support plunges among Palestinians as Barghouti emerges as top Abbas successor - poll

New polling presented by Khalil Shikaki shows declining confidence in Hamas and the Palestinian Authority, growing support for negotiations, and a potentially decisive role for Marwan Barghouti.

Palestinians protest in support of senior Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti in the West Bank city of Nablus, August 20, 2025

'Revenge for Benayahu': Police probe suspected price tag attack on Palestinian village near Nablus

Israel Police received a report of the incident, opened an investigation, and are preparing to enter the area with the IDF.

Graffiti reading "Revenge 30 for Benayahu" at the Palestinian village of Awarta near Nablus in the West Bank, August 23, 2026.

Settler violence: Not a fringe problem, but a national security threat - editorial

Settler violence threatens more than law and order, it risks undermining Israel’s security, diplomatic position, and relations with allies.

(Illustrative) A Palestinian man stands next to a burnt car after an attack by Israeli settlers in Kafr Malik, in the West Bank, June 26, 2025.

Defense officials say IDF soldiers left without support in West Bank while world watches - report

The officials said that global attention to the West Bank causes diplomatic damage to Israel, and that without enforcement by the police and other state authorities, the incidents wear soldiers down.

IDF soldiers in the West Bank.

IDF arrests three Palestinian suspects related to attack on Jewish West Bank hikers

Following the attack, Israeli settlers started a fire in one of the village's homes, according to Army Radio, with a 65-year-old Palestinian evacuated due to smoke inhalation.

 IDF soldiers operate in the village of Tell, near the West Bank city of Nablus, July 25, 2026.

Jewish violence in the West Bank is terrorism - and Israel must admit it - opinion

But there is another simpler word for what is happening in parts of the West Bank, and we should not be afraid to use it. On the contrary, we have an obligation to use it. It is “terrorism.”

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.

At least one Palestinian killed following clashes with Jewish West Bank settler group

The settler group had not received approval from IDF forces prior to entering the West Bank, the military said.

A fire in a West Bank village, allegedly started by settlers, August 21, 2026.

Huckabee says Turkish military was 'further south than supposed' before Israel's attack on Syria

US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee told Al Arabiya in a Thursday interview that he didn't believe the Israeli attack on Syria was a provocation against Turkey, but more of a reaction.

US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee looks on during an interview with Reuters in Jerusalem, August 20, 2026.

Trump must stop Netanyahu from burning down any chance of Israeli-Palestinian peace - opinion

A functioning state cannot allow private ideological movements to use violence to determine borders.

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.