Palestinians

Over 45 undocumented Palestinians detained in police raids

The operation, which targeted the employment of individuals entering Israel without valid permits, involved inspections of more than 120 businesses.

|ByASHER SMITH
Israeli soldiers carrying weapons walk during a weekly settlers' tour in Hebron, in the West Bank, December 20, 2025
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Zionism's narrow definition hurts American Jews' connection to Israel - opinion

Most Jews have little trouble simultaneously affirming care and concern for Israel and Israelis and opposing Israeli policies, including the extended war in Gaza.

|ByRABBI JILL JACOBS/JTA
"Zionism is a family of arguments: political Zionism, cultural Zionism, religious Zionism, socialist Zionism, revisionist Zionism, and more." Above, delegates at the First Zionist Congress, held in Basel, Switzerland in 1897.

Zionism evolutions: American Jews struggle to define support for Israel in today’s terms - opinion

Yet the same survey finds that nearly nine in 10 American Jews believe “Israel has the right to exist as a Jewish, democratic state.”

|ByJOEL SWANSON/JTA
Muslim women walk, as Israeli settlers carry Israeli flags next to a checkpoint near the Ibrahimi mosque, also known as the Cave of Patriarchs, on the day of the first Friday prayers of Ramadan, in Hebron's Old City, in the West Bank March 15, 2024.

Israel boosts security ahead of Ramadan amid rise in Jewish nationalist crime in West Bank

In 2025, the number of “nationalistic” Jewish crimes spiked to 867, up from 682 incidents in 2024. More than 50 incidents of nationalist crimes were reported in the past month.

|ByCORINNE BAUM, FRAIDY MOSER

'People will live in the streets': Israel steps up evictions of Palestinians from east Jerusalem

Palestinians seek east Jerusalem, which Israel captured in the 1967 Six-Day War, for a future state and say that leaving their homes there could put an end to their hopes forever.

JANUARY 28, 2026ByREUTERS
A Palestinian woman walks past a mural in the Silwan neighborhood of east Jerusalem on January 21, 2026.

If Palestinians want representation, they must accept accountability for Oct. 7 - opinion

Palestinians made choices on and around October 7. Those choices included overwhelming support for an operation that systematically violated the most basic prohibitions of international law.

JANUARY 26, 2026ByYONI MICHANIE
Palestinians take control of an Israeli tank after crossing the border fence with Israel from Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, October 7, 2023.

IDF tests readiness for Houthi infiltration via Jordan under manpower limits

The exercise examined the preparedness of the Central Command headquarters to contend with high-intensity situations across multiple fronts simultaneously, while coping with limited personnel.

JANUARY 26, 2026ByAMIR BOHBOT
IDF troops carry out the Magen Oz drill on November 26, 2025.

Re-liberating Jerusalem: Why Israel must assert sovereignty over its capital, now - opinion

As Ramadan approaches, security and sovereignty in Israel’s capital require urgent government action.

JANUARY 24, 2026ByDAVID M. WEINBERG
View of the Temple Mount (Al Aqsa mosque) in Jerusalem's Old City, November 19, 2025.

Erdogan, Trump discuss Syria, Gaza in call as Syria announces ceasefire with Kurdish forces

Turkey separately weighed whether Erdogan should join the US leader's "Board of Peace" initiative.

JANUARY 21, 2026ByREUTERS
US President Donald Trump and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan gesture as they pose for a photo, at a world leaders' summit on ending the Gaza war, amid a U.S.-brokered prisoner-hostage swap and ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, October 13, 2025.

Hebron residents blame family feuds for IDF counterterrorism operation

Dozens have been injured in fighting between Palestinian families, specifically in the Jabal Johar neighborhood and surrounding areas in southern Hebron over the past several months.

JANUARY 20, 2026ByDANA BEN-SHIMON
IDF troops operate in the Hebron, in the West Bank to destroy the home of Imran al-Atrash, one of the terrorists responsible for the November 18, 2025, ramming and stabbing attack that resulted in the death of 70-year-old Kiryat Arba resident Aharon Cohen. January 15, 2026.

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.

IDF: Hamas curbs in Gaza could drive terror surge in West Bank in 2026

Military also concerned about terror groups' attacks coming across Jordan border

JANUARY 19, 2026ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
‘INDOCTRINATION ISN’T a moment. It’s a whole ecosystem.’ Palestinian boys, carrying Hamas flags with one wearing fake dynamite to symbolize a suicide bomber, march during a Hamas rally in Bethlehem, 2001.

Antisemitism in the US comes from all sides, more dangerous than ever - opinion

The antisemitism that led to the Jackson synagogue being burnt down is very much alive, and now at its most concerning levels.

JANUARY 19, 2026BySEBASTIEN LEVI
Demonstrators attend a pro-Palestinian protest on the day of the two-year anniversary of the attack on Israel by Hamas, in New York City, US, October 7, 2025. REUTERS

Court jails Palestinian man for spitting on female IDF officer on bus, entering Israel illegaly

According to police, Muhammad sat on a bus beside a reservist officer in uniform, played loud music, and after she moved seats, he approached from behind at a stop and spat in her face.

JANUARY 18, 2026ByYOAV ETIEL, HODAYA RAN
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