Hilltop youth

West Bank settlements are Israel's forward position, and its first line of defense - opinion

Rabbi Yoni Rosensweig recently captured the moral complexity of life in this land through a powerful analogy from the film A Few Good Men.

 DR. SHMUEL HARRIS (L) and Rosensweig, authors of ‘Nafshi Bish’elati: The Halachot of Mental Health.’
 Israeli soldiers at the entrance to the West Bank village of  Turmus Aiya, June 21, 2023

How media misreporting in Turmus Aiya shaped a false wartime narrative - opinion

Palestinians stand near damage caused during overnight attacks by Israeli settlers near the Al-Arroub refugee camp in Hebron, March 30, 2026.

Far Right Jewish West Bank activists publish document summarizing attacks on Arab population

A masked man prepares to hurl stones at Palestinians who had gathered for the annual olive harvest season, during an attack by Israeli settlers on the Palestinian village of Beita, south of Nablus in the West Bank, on October 10, 2025.

How Israel's hilltop settlers coordinate attacks to expel Palestinians - analysis


MDA treats hilltop youth for gunshot wound fired by Border Police officer

The hilltop youth was shot after throwing stones towards the road when the officer felt his life was in danger, according to Army Radio, citing the Border Police spokesperson.

A Magen David Adom ambulance; illustrative.

IDF postpones evacuation of Tzur Harel outpost after operation plans leaked - report

Dozens of Palestinian vehicles were set on fire in the village of Burqa, near the Tzur Harel outpost, on Monday night. 

 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.

Dangerous, self-destructive anarchy: Why hilltop youth violence must end - opinion

The assumption that elements within the “hilltop youth” are engaged in a most important project does not give them the right to act in spheres that must be left to the state and its agencies.

 Screenshot of the incident of settler violence in Qusra from 21 June 2024.

IDF creates new West Bank task force to tackle Jewish extremists

West Bank District Commander Moshe Pinchi ordered the establishment of a special task force to combat violent clashes with extremist Hilltop Youth.

 Israeli border police officers guard after clashes between Palestinians and Jewish settlers near the Palestinian village of Jalud, in the West Bank, June 22, 2023.

Hilltop Youth, Hardal: The anti-Zionist Jews threatening Israel - opinion

These fundamentalist Jewish groups twist Jewish tradition into an abominable chimera, mixing biblical literalism, ethno-nationalism, and theological obsessions similar Evangelical Christians.

  A Palestinian woman inspects the damage to a house on April 13 after settlers attacked the village of al-Mughayyer.

'Situation is critical': Ex-IDF general speaks on violent settlers, Iran, Hezbollah, and Gaza

Former IDF General: "The 'hilltop youth' need to be treated like terrorists. We need a hostage deal and to focus on the north, and we must control the Philadelphi corridor in one way or another."

Former US navy admiral Michael G. Mullen with former IDF general Gadi Shamni, on July 18, 2011 in Israel.

US sanctions Lehava leader, fundraisers for violent settlers

The sanctions come the same day that similar measures were taken by the European Union Council, which sanctioned four individuals and two entities including Lehava.

 LEHAVA CHAIRMAN Benzi Gopstein and activists protest the annual Jerusalem Pride Parade under heavy security, in 2019.

EU sanctions hilltop youth, Lehava for human rights violations in the West Bank

The abuses include "torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment," the EU Council said in a statement.

Ben-Zion Gopstein (left), leader of the group Lehava, gathers with some of his young followers in Jerusalem in 2014

Settlers accuse Israeli government of 'total destruction' in West Bank

Settlers accused the government of a 'campaign of destruction' targeting settlements after an illegal West Bank outpost was razed Wednesday.

 Israeli officers demolish an illegal outpost in the West Bank on September 27, 2023

Amiram Ben-Uliel is a murderer and must be roundly condemned - editorial

They approached a house in which the Dawabsheh family was fast asleep, smashed several of the house’s windows, and threw in firebombs, causing it to go up in flames.

 Amiram Ben Uliel, accused of the Duma arson murder in July 2015 where three members of the Dawabshe family were killed, arrives to a court hearing on his appeal, at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, on March 7, 2022.