Settler Violence

US Senators introduce resolution seeking answers on West Bank violence, human rights abuses

Senators also specifically requested that the State Department assess the conditions surrounding the detention of Palestinian children.

US Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) questions US Secretary of State Marco Rubio as he testifies during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on June 02, 2026 in Washington, DC.
Settlers near Kusra blocking a road with rocks.

Poll: A third of Israelis call settler rioters ‘terrorists’

IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir attends a ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of Operation Entebbe at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem, July 12, 2026

IDF's war on all fronts: How Eyal Zamir is managing threats from Iran, Lebanon, Gaza, and West Bank

Maj.-Gen. Avi Bluth 

As UK sanctions beckon, IDF West Bank chief Bluth tries upping law enforcement


Lindsey Graham's sudden death shocks the world, Trump and Israeli officials respond

The Jerusalem Post's must-listen news roundup with Shifra Jacobs - the top stories, clear and concise.

A picture taken on July 10, 2026 shows US Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) speaking to the media after his meeting with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, just days before his sudden passing.

One detail in the IDF statement changes the whole Ro Khanna story - comment

The army's account has one armed man. His tweet has settlers, plural, brandishing rifles. Somebody's description is wrong, and it can be checked.

US Representative Ro Khanna (D-CA) is interviewed by Reuters during a visit to Turmus Ayya, near Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, July 9, 2026.

Four settlers who attacked CNN crew in West Bank arrested by Israel Police

The CNN crew was in Sinjil covering the one-year anniversary of Saif Musallet's death, a Palestinian-American killed by Israeli settlers in July 2025.

Israeli settlers attack CNN crew in the West Bank, July 11, 2026.

Rep. Ro Khanna says armed settlers detained him during West Bank visit

Khanna said his delegation appealed to the US Embassy in Jerusalem after settlers allegedly blocked their vehicle, before Israeli security forces cleared the road.

US Representative Ro Khanna (D-CA) speaks with a Palestinian resident of Turmus Ayya, near Ramallah, during a visit in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, July 9, 2026.

UN agency records over 5,330 alleged settler attacks in West Bank since 2023

According to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), since 2023 there have been “over 5,330 settler attacks resulting in casualties, property damage or both.”

View of a burnt Palestinian car after it was set on fire by settlers during a settler attack on the town of BeitFurik, east of Nablus in the West Bank; Illustrative.

We are at war: How settler extremists are attacking Palestinians, Israeli democracy - opinion

While the majority of us look away, a determined minority is reshaping our country.

A Palestinian house after an incident with Israeli settlers in Bruqin village near Salfit, in the West Bank last month.

Netanyahu: Turkey not 'friendly state' to US, F-35 sale would disrupt Mideast power balance

Netanyahu told CNN that he had spoken to Trump about his concerns regarding the possibility that the sale could disrupt the balance of power in the region.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a cornerstone laying ceremony for the Atarot Heritage Center in east Jerusalem near the separation wall with the West Bank on July 5, 2026.

World Cup, summer vacation could lead to increased West Bank violence, IDF fears

"Watching the World Cup is currently the most popular pastime across the West Bank. Residents are watching games all night, which requires us to change our activity schedule," a military source said.

Palestinian Morocco fans gather for a public screening of the 2026 FIFA World Cup match between Morocco and Canada in Hebron, the occupied West Bank, on July 4, 2026.

Jews must stop letting this one mitzvah fuel fanaticism - opinion

I hope that we will take this lesson to heart and remember that Jews are commanded to observe the entire system of mitzvahs – both ritual and ethical.

FIREFIGHTERS AND Palestinians extinguish a fire in agricultural fields near the town of Huwara in the West Bank, after an alleged attack by Israeli settlers.

Not the usual itinerary: Why Diaspora Jews are seeking West Bank encounters on Israel trips

Some Diaspora Jews are rethinking the traditional Israel trip, seeking deeper engagement with Palestinians and the conflict

Jewish American volunteers plant trees in the Palestinian village of Husan in the West Bank.
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