Judea and samaria

Tennessee legislature passes bill mandating Judea and Samaria terminology in state communications

The Tennessee General Assembly passed House Bill 1446, requiring state agencies to use the term “Judea and Samaria” in official communications starting July 2026.

The Tennessee State Capitol building pictured in 2022.
An IDF soldier operating in the West Bank, published on February 6, 2026.

Israeli settler wounded by rock, Palestinian shot by IDF soldier, in West Bank altercation

Israeli forces demolish a home in Tarqumiya, in the West Bank on February 1, 2026.

Israel must annex the West Bank to prevent the next war - opinion

NETZAH YEHUDA Battalion seen before a swearing in ceremony at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City, June 11, 2025.

Ultra-Orthodox IDF reserve battalion was not suspended after CNN incident, CEO says


Hands-off approach: Israel to make its own decisions regarding West Bank, Huckabee tells 'Post'

DIPLOMATIC AFFAIRS: US Ambassador Mike Huckabee speaks to the 'Post' on Judea and Samaria, Syria, antisemitism, and the US's special relationship with Israel.

‘ISRAEL IS a unique partner, unlike any other.’ For Ambassador Mike Huckabee, the US-Israel partnership faces both unprecedented opportunities and familiar pressures, which he is excited to tackle.

IDF claims dozens of Palestinians attacked Jewish farm in West Bank

One of the wounded is an IDF soldier on leave, who fired his gun into the air and then at one of the terrorists, who was wounded from the gunfire.

 Israeli security members stand next to a settlement outpost established in the area, near Duma in Nablus, in the West Bank, March 14, 2025.

Republican recognition grants Israel historic chance to cement West Bank sovereignty - editorial

Today, America’s conservatives stand beside us, urging the same resolve. It is an invitation Israel should embrace with confidence.

US House Speaker Mike Johnson visits the West Bank, August 4, 2025.

US speaker Mike Johnson in Ariel visit: West Bank must remain 'integral part of Israel'

Johnson was originally planning to visit Israel on June 22, but announced on June 16 that he would be postponing his visit due to the outbreak of the Israel-Iran war.

US House Speaker Mike Johnson visits the West Bank, August 4, 2025.

Jabotinsky's ‘Iron Wall’: The strategic doctrine Israel desperately needs - opinion

The Iron Wall was never just about force. It was about vision and the clarity to defend our legitimacy unapologetically and understand our enemies.

Ze’ev Jabotinsky, founder of Revisionist Zionism

IDF, Shin Bet arrest 12 terrorists in undercover W. Bank counterterror ops.

This includes soldiers from Duvdevan, the IDF's West Bank undercover unit, arresting two terrorists from Ramallah and a terrorist from Beitunya who were planning attacks.

IDF soldiers of the Duvdevan Unit; illustrative.

IDF West Bank Chief outlaws wearing facemasks, punishable with half year in prison

This unusual move is a new initiative to make it harder for both Hamas terrorists and Jewish extremists, who perpetrate violence and nationalistic offenses, to avoid arrest.

Israeli security forces seen during an operation in the Tulkarm refugee camp, in the West Bank, July 6, 2025

'Selective outrage': Jewish orgs. slam Irish law criminalizing West Bank imports

Jewish organizations criticized the proposed Irish law criminalizing imports from the West Bank during a hearing in the Irish Parliament.

PROTESTERS CALL on the Irish government to impose sanctions on Israel, in Dublin, last month. Over the years, Ireland has taken a more anti-Israel position than most European or Western nations, states the writer.

With Iran threat gone, it's time to expand Israel's sovereignty - opinion

Now that Israel is in a more secure situation, it can afford to put more thought into growth, and the first steps of that growth should be extending Israeli sovereignty to the West Bank.

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at a ceremony dedicating a new neighborhood in Kiryat Arba, outside Hebron, in 2020. Now is the time for Israel to extend its sovereignty over Judea and Samaria, the writer maintains.

Shomron pioneer Moshe Zar passes away at the age of 88

The Jerusalem Post remembers Zar's legacy through an interview from several years earlier. Zar's funeral will be held on Sunday.

 Portrait of Moshe Zar, at the outpost of Ramat Gilad in the West Bank. Dec 14, 2011. Zar passed away on Friday, July 11, 2025.