Judea and samaria

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.

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
MK Boaz Bismuth seen with haredi MKs and Aliyah and Integration Minister Ofir Sofer in the Knesset, Jerusalem, January 14, 2026.

IDF draft equality is minimum condition to restore Israeli solidarity - editorial

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir wore a gold pin of a noose, December 8, 2025.

Is the death penalty for terrorists proposed by Ben-Gvir 'Jewish'? - opinion

The IDF closes main roads as Israeli settlers try to enter the Qizoun area east of Hebron, December 10, 2025

West Bank's mountains and molehills: Is Israel's settler violence real? - opinion


Huckabee hints: US would respect Israeli sovereignty move in West Bank

US Ambassador Mike Huckabee affirms Washington’s respect for Israeli sovereignty, rejects Palestinian state recognition, and champions Jerusalem as Israel’s undivided capital.

US Ambassador Mike Huckabee speaks at The Jerusalem Post at the Diplomatic Conference held at the Friends of Zion Museum media center in Jerusalem, September 16, 2025.

Recognizing a Palestinian state: The consequences of doing it before peace - opinion

The key to a better future for Palestinians, where they can govern themselves and build thriving communities alongside Israel, is ending Hamas’ reign of terror.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addresses the 79th United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters in New York, US, September 26, 2024

Samaria Regional Council to create official Charlie Kirk commemoration

The memorial is being organized in cooperation with Kirk’s associates and the Friends of Judea and Samaria in the United States.

Charlie Kirk holds an Israeli flag outside the Cave of the Patriarchs in the West Bank

The wrong vote at the wrong time - opinion

Why recognizing another Palestinian state would reward terror.

 Yisrael Ganz, Governor, Binyamin Region, Chairman, Yesha Council

In first, former police commissioner to head Israeli unit spearheading Gaza aid

Israel named retired Police Commissioner Yoram Halevy to lead COGAT, the army unit managing humanitarian aid in Gaza and coordination with the Palestinian Authority and global organizations.

Jerusalem police chief Yoram Halevi attends a recognition day for Israeli police at the Israeli parliament on February 05, 2018.

Iron Age olive oil center in Beit Aryeh shows Israelite kingdom’s economic power in Samaria

A study published in the Israel Antiquities Authority's latest volume found that olive oil production was a key economic engine for the ancient Kingdom of Israel.

View of an ancient olive press in an archeological digging site in the Sharafat neighborhood of Jerusalem, on March 27, 2019 (illustrative).

What archaeologists found at the birthplace of Menander, disciple of Simon Magus

Excavation at Khirbat Kafr Hatta reveals mosaics, ritual oil production, and a Greek blessing to a Samaritan owner.

The inscription on one of the mosaics

West Bank sovereignty? Supporters see chance to bury Oslo Accords, critics warn regional backlash

WEST BANK AFFAIRS: Critics say the plan proposed by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich still leaves Israelis in danger of violence.

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich holds a press conference with mayors of West Bank settlements, at the Finance Ministry in Jerusalem on September 3, 2025.

It's Israel's land: It's time to formally annex Judea and Samaria - opinion

Now is the time for Israel to step forward with clarity and moral strength by formally extending full sovereignty over Judea and Samaria.

BEIT EL: Not an ace up the sleeve. Pictured: Winery worker.

Annexation, Gaza, and the UNGA: Israel faces a month of fateful choices

NATIONAL AFFAIRS: From annexation maps to Gaza operations, September could prove a turning point for Israel as the UN, Europe, and Arab states raise the stakes.

THIS MONTH is shaping up to be more consequential than most for the Jewish state, but Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is calibrating not only what steps Israel might take, but when to take them.