West Bank Israel

Ed Miliband: The 'proud British Jew' who turned his back on Britain's Jews - comment

Governments cannot simultaneously tell Jews that they are not responsible for Israel while adopting rhetoric that helps activists collapse the distinction between the two.

Britain's Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband speaks at the House of Commons in London, Britain, September 8, 2026.
Israeli minister of Finance Bezalel Smotrich attends a press conference announcing his plans to approve more than 3,000 housing units in the E1 settlement project between Jerusalem and Ma’ale Adumim, August 14, 2025.

Court approves tender for new homes to be built in E1, legal challenge remains open

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar hold a press conference at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem, September 8, 2026

FM Sa'ar: Israel to close UK consulate in east Jerusalem, expel reps. from CMCC over sanctions

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives for a briefing near the Salem military post between Israel and the West Bank, Tuesday, July 4, 2023

Amid US pressure, Netanyahu orders removal of illegal West Bank settler outposts, sources say


Israel investigates after videos show soldiers pushing bodies off West Bank roof

The videos showed three soldiers on the roof of a building in the town of Qabatiya, dragging, pushing, throwing and in one case kicking what appear to be dead men off the edge.

An Israeli military machinery operates during a military operation, in Qabatiya, near Jenin, in the West Bank, June 13, 2024.

Netanyahu’s annexation agenda risks Palestinian rebellion

Israeli policies under the troika of Netanyahu, Smotrich, and Ben Gvir may lead to a rebellion in the West Bank, worsen Israel’s international standing, and further destabilize the region.

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu shows a map of the Gaza Strip and the nearby Israeli localities, with the arrows pointing to the Philadelphi Corridor (top) and the Rafah crossing, at a news conference in Jerusalem on Monday.

IDF admits it likely mistakenly killed American activist in West Bank battle

An IDF statement has revealed that soldiers likely accidentally killed a Turkish-American citizen in an altercation in the West Bank.

 American-Turkish activist Aysenur Ezgi Eygi.

Abbas, the PLO and the PA actively promote the destruction of Israel - opinion

Abbas's policies fund terrorism, promote radicalization, and breach accords, while Israel continues to financially support the PA, worsening tensions.

 PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY President Mahmoud Abbas addresses the Turkish parliament in Ankara, earlier this month. He is currently serving the 20th year of the four-year term to which he was elected in 2005

Israel-Hamas War: What happened on day 314?

FM Katz expects UK, France to aid in Iran counterattack • US says Iranian attack could come without warning

  Israel Air Force jets practicing aerial refuelling as part of readiness preparations, August 15, 2024.

Bodies of hostages recovered by IDF, IDF responds to Hezbollah drone footage showing IDF base

Houthis vow battle with US, Israel • Israel reportedly accepts terms for Philadelphi Corridor • Pro-Palestinian protests greet Netanyahu in Washington

 IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip. July 24, 2024.

State Comptroller report unveils alarming increase in West Bank road attacks

The comptroller found that three-quarters of these investigation files were closed due to "unknown perpetrator," suggesting a gap in apprehending suspects in arson cases.

 Matanyahu Englman - The State Comptroller of Israel, Local Government Conference 2024

Masked Israelis attack foreign activists, Palestinian farmers in West Bank

According to videos and witness testimonies obtained by CNN, Israelis attacked the foreign and Palestinian individuals with “thick wooden sticks almost like baseball bats.”

 One of the injured activists, a German-American citizen

'No Palestinian state west of the Jordan River,' 63 Knesset members say

The 63 signatories are a majority of the 120-member Knesset and include prominent opposition members. Plans advanced for 5,300 new West Bank settler homes.

 A plenum session and a vote on reviving the Ultra Orthodox enlistment bill at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on June 11, 2024.

Smotrich: cabinet authorized 5 West Bank outposts, sanctions against PA

"The Security Cabinet authorized one outpost for every country that unilaterally recognized Palestine as a state in the last month," Smotrich said.

 FINANCE MINISTER Bezalel Smotrich speaks at a meeting of his Religious Zionist Party parliamentary faction, last week, in the Knesset. Will the war bring an economic boom like the Six Day War, or a bust like Yom Kippur? There are arguments supporting both sides, says the writer.