West Bank

Myth that won’t die: The false link between settlements and Palestinian violence - opinion

Jews are not the instigators, motivators, or causes of Palestinian violence; the tragic cycle of violence and terrorism stems entirely from the Palestinians’ own choices.

|ByALIZA PILICHOWSKI
An Israeli flag flutters, with Ma'aleh Adumim is visible in the background, in the West Bank, August 14, 2025.
A Palestinian man walks past a fence decorated with Israeli flags installed by Jewish settlers in the northern West Bank. The de facto annexation of the West Bank is the natural byproduct of a political system where words are cheap and real power operates without transparency, the writer says.

Israel creeps toward West Bank annexation as election season approaches - opinion

The de facto annexation of the West Bank is the natural byproduct of a political system where words are cheap and real power operates without transparency.

|ByYAAKOV KATZ
An IDF soldier stands guard during an evacuation of illegal West Bank outposts, December 7, 2025.

WATCH: Nine Palestinians arrested for stone-throwing incidents in West Bank

In a separate incident, the Palestinian Health Ministry claimed that a Palestinian was killed by settler gunfire in the village of al-Mikhmas area near Ramallah.

|BySHIR PERETS
PALESTINIANS QUEUE at an Israeli checkpoint, as they make their way to the Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City, to attend the first Friday prayers during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, in Bethlehem in the West Bank, February 20, 2026.

IDF cracks down on Palestinian incitement to violence across West Bank at start of Ramadan

Additionally, Palestinian media reported that police arrested Sheikh Muhammad Ali al-Abbasi, an imam of al-Aqsa Mosque, on Monday evening. 

|ByAMIR BOHBOT

Western media’s silence on Iran reveals troubling pattern of ignoring democracy - opinion

Western news coverage often promotes Iran’s regime, ignoring citizens fighting for democracy and freedom.

JANUARY 24, 2026ByGIL HOFFMAN
A supporter of the Iranian people bears the colors of their flag on her face at a rally for the nationwide protests against the Islamic Republic of Iran, in Madrid, Spain, last week.

West Bank training center at risk of shutdown by Israel authorities, UNRWA says

The Kalandia Training Centre, which teaches 350 young male students from across the West Bank skills such as plumbing and vehicle maintenance, could be shut.

JANUARY 23, 2026ByREUTERS
Israel begins dismantling UNRWA facility, January 20, 2026.

Florida House adopts bill to ban use of West Bank term in official documents

At the House Government Operations Subcommittee on Tuesday, the bill received 16 yes votes and 1 no, making it adopted.

JANUARY 22, 2026ByMATHILDA HELLER
An Israeli border policeman runs as a pro-Palestinian Jewish activist holds a sign during a protest against Jewish settlements in Salfit in the West Bank, December 3, 2020

Weapons smuggling via drones poses a threatening new reality for Israel - analysis

The drone smuggling threat is growing, as the last attempts occured on the Egyptian and now apparently also the Jordanian border.

JANUARY 22, 2026BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
View of a new security drone in Efrat, in the West Bank

Some 25 Israelis indicted for spying for Iran in 2025, Shin Bet reveals

In a separate arena, the Shin Bet reported that 130 Israeli-Arabs were indicted for terror-related offenses, while 219 were arrested.

JANUARY 22, 2026ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
The silhouette of a man, seen over the flag of the Islamic Republic of Iran (illustrative)

Canadian Jews support war in Gaza, condemn settlement expansion, Diaspora survey finds

The 2025 Survey of Canadian Jews found that a majority of Canadian Jews (53%) oppose settlement expansion in the West Bank and Gaza.

JANUARY 22, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
An employee adjusts the Canadian flag next to the Israeli one, at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem, October 31, 2018

Israeli far Right TikToker harasses, pepper sprays activists, invades West Bank home

Star pushed his way into the activist house in Ras al-Auja, ignoring activists' calls that he was trespassing on private property and demanding that he leave.

JANUARY 22, 2026ByTZVI JASPER
ISRAELI FAR-RIGHT TikToker Roy Star harasses left-wing activist, January 20, 2026.

Israel demolishes UNRWA's Jerusalem HQ, but fails to explain why it had to go - comment

Without context, the move to demolish UNRWA’s east Jerusalem headquarters looks like just another incident of Israeli hard-heartedness - an attack on a UN body that wants only to help.

JANUARY 20, 2026ByHERB KEINON
A sign that reads "Entering the area is prohibited!" is hung on fencing at the Jerusalem headquarters of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), in east Jerusalem, January 20, 2026

Zubin Mehta cancels all Israeli shows, cites Netanyahu's 'treatment of Palestinians'

Zubin Mehta, an Indian conductor who was IPO musical director for 50 years, condemns Netanyahu's policies on Palestine and urges the arts community to speak out.

JANUARY 20, 2026ByJAMES GENN
Conductor Zubin Mehta attends the American Friends of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra Duet Gala at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on November 10, 2015 in Beverly Hills, California; illustrative.

IDF admits failure to sufficiently reduce Jewish violence against West Bank Palestinians

New electronic bracelets have been so far ineffective

JANUARY 19, 2026ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
An attorney has urged the Shin Bet to act after three Jewish hilltop youth allegedly attacked a pregnant Arab woman in Jaffa, warning that settler violence is being shifted from the West Bank into Israel’s cities.