Israeli settlement

Court indicts 18-year-old over alleged racist revenge attack in Palestinian West Bank village

The case refers to the violent November attack on the Palestinian village of Jaba that erupted hours after security forces evacuated the unauthorized outpost of Tzur Misgabi in the Gush Etzion.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN
View of graffiti sprayed by extremist settlers in the village of Jaba, West Bank, November 18, 2025.
Palestinians inspect livestock damage after settlers were said to have attacked, stealing 40 sheep in Al-Dhahiriya village, south of Hebron, this past week. We must take responsibility and put an end to it, says the writer.

Israel must confront the wider system enabling settler violence - opinion

If we want to have the peace and security we Israelis deserve, let alone live up to our Jewish values, we must make the painful effort to cease projecting the blame onto a small handful of youth.

|ByARIK ASCHERMAN
Defense Minister Israel Katz attends the state ceremony marking 52 years since the Yom Kippur War, held at the military cemetery at Jerusalem's Mount Herzl, on October 5, 2025.

Defense Minister Katz finally condemns Jewish extremist violence against Palestinians

Katz's condemnation came months after a spike in such attacks, six days after a new mass attack last week, and after yet another mass attack earlier Monday.

|ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Israeli security forces clash with Jewish settlers during the evacuation of Illegal structures in Tzur Misgavi, an outpost in Gush Etzion, in the West Bank, November 17, 2025

WATCH: Hilltop Youth, security forces clash during demolition of illegal settlement extension

Gush Etzion Regional Council reached out to Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich to request his assistance in dealing with the "anarchy" developing in the area in a letter sent in September.

|BySHIR PERETS

IDF, defense heads meet settlers to smooth over terror wave tensions

IDF Central Commander Maj. Gen. Yehuda Fuchs has been a regular verbal punching bag for some Religious Zionist party and local West Bank political officials.

AUGUST 23, 2023ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Israeli security forces seen at the entrance to the West Bank city of Hebron, after the deadly shooting attack on Route 60, August 21, 2023

UN removes 15 companies from blacklist for halting settlement activity

The UN list was limited in scope due to budget restrictions and the rights office was only able to review the original list of 112 companies.

JUNE 30, 2023ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
SETTLERS HURL stones at Palestinians during the annual harvest season, near the settlement of Yitzhar in 2020.

Israel creates fast track for settlement building, Palestinians cancel meeting

Israeli prime ministers and defense ministers have kept a tight hold on the process to avoid diplomatic and security crises that might arise.

JUNE 18, 2023ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Construction near Efrat in the West Bank

Netanyahu calls for unity in gov't as budget quarrels continue

Judicial reform, Khan al-Ahmar evacuation, settlements aren’t just us ‘on a high horse,’ Ben-Gvir says.

MAY 20, 2023ByMICHAEL STARR
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seen during a discussion and a vote in the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on May 15, 2023

Letters to the Editor February 22, 2023: Collecting dust

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

FEBRUARY 22, 2023ByLETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters

Over 1,000 trees uprooted near Shilo in 3rd recent West Bank evacuation

Netanyahu ordered to halt the uprooting of the last few remaining trees at the site, after Smotrich wrote him a letter demanding the freeze.

FEBRUARY 15, 2023ByTZVI JOFFRE
An area around Shilo in Israel's West Bank is fenced off amid a freeze on uprooting olive trees, on February 15, 2023.

Which outposts have now become nine new West Bank settlements? - explainer

Though these outposts have only officially become settlements recently, they have been around for much longer.

FEBRUARY 13, 2023ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Otzma Yehudit MK Limor Son Har-Melech withIsraelis who set up new illegal West Bank outpost in memory of Rabbi Drukman

PA warns Israeli cabinet decisions will lead to further tensions, escalations

The Security Cabinet has also decided to reinforce police units and expand security operations against inciters and supporters of terrorism in Jerusalem.

FEBRUARY 13, 2023ByKHALED ABU TOAMEH
Palestinians clash with Israeli security forces during a protest in the village of Beit Dajan, near the West Bank city of Nablus on December 10, 2021.

Gallant overrides Smotrich to evacuate West Bank outpost, shaking gov't

The move violated coalition agreements and sparked an immediate political crisis for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

JANUARY 20, 2023ByTOVAH LAZAROFF, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Otzma Yehudit MK Limor Son Har-Melech withIsraelis who set up new illegal West Bank outpost in memory of Rabbi Drukman

Settler leaders call for IDF to launch ‘Operation Defensive Shield 2’

Judea and Samaria councils to go on strike Thursday to protest Palestinian terrorism.

OCTOBER 5, 2022ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Religious Zionists head MK Bezalel Smotrich is seen amongst other settler leaders praying outside of Nablus, West Bank