Gush etzion

Smotrich: Thank you Trump for the help, but now Israel needs to control Gaza

Smotrich thanked Trump for his support for Israel and efforts to assist in returning hostages, but said the US president’s Gaza plan should be canceled.

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich seen after a press conference at the Finance Ministry in Jerusalem on December 4, 2025.
A helicopter is seen falling out of its harness near Gush Etzion, on January 16, 2026.

Helicopter falls out of towing harness, crashes near houses in West Bank

Israel security forces apprehend five terrorists planning an  imminent terror attack in the Barta'a area near Jenin, November 30, 2025.

IDF: Staying in West Bank refugee camps will quell lone-wolf terror

Ohr Torah Stone’s Neveh Shmuel Yeshiva High School dedicated the “Hall of Heroes,” a permanent memorial honoring 25 alumni of the yeshiva who fell in Israel’s wars and terror attacks over the past decades, including 11 who fell in the past two years.

This high school’s library is now a memorial to 25 fallen alumni in Efrat


We should be careful not to generalize

“In a religion in which saving life is the highest value ... how can we account for a religious leadership that consistently pursues policies that increase sickness and death?"

IT IS fair to expect more caution and rule-obedience from religiously observant Jews.

Rare finding supports idea of high literacy rates among biblical Jews

The finding, a complete inkwell dating to the end of the Second Temple period, was made at the Horvat Brachot excavation site in Gush Etzion.

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A cautious settler

Applying sovereignty will not improve the lives, security, or future of any citizen in Israel including those who live in the so-called settlements.

Construction near Efrat in the West Bank

Israel to expand Efrat settlement by 7,000 homes, squeezing Bethlehem

Moving the 7,000 unit Givat HaEitam project forward, is one of a number of high level steps Bennett has taken to make his mark in the West Bank.

Construction near Efrat in the West Bank

Ancient Judean ritual baths fill with water following intense winter rains

The baths are located south of Jerusalem in the West Bank, near the settlement of Neveh Daniel.

Ritual bath from late Second Temple time located near Neve Daniel in Gush Etzion.

Most Israelis never thought settlements were illegal

Middle Israel: It’s not the law, stupid

A VIEW of the Elon Moreh settlement in the West Bank.

GRAPEVINE: Writing in Jerusalem, Honoring the Holocaust

Some 100 years earlier, German poet Heinrich Heine, who was born Jewish but converted to Christianity, wrote that where one burns books, one will in the end burn people.’ It was a fateful prophecy.

Ruben Mass house.

Netanyahu: U.S. legalization of Israeli settlements will stand test of time

When pressed by the 'Post' if his next step was the application of sovereignty, the prime minister brushed off the question.

Netanyahu meets with settler leaders in Gush Etzion after the US stated that settlements are not illegal on November 19, 2019.

Shorashim facilitates meetings between Israelis and Palestinians

For five years, Shorashim has facilitated meetings between Israeli settlers and Palestinians from nearby communities.

Palestinian and Israeli women who took part in the Roots women’s photography workshop plant a tree

Immigrants come together to celebrate ‘Yom Aliyah’

This year, the festivities included a fascinating tour of the Herodium and the Gush Etzion Art Fair plus a live music performance.

Israelis in Gush Etzion celebrate ‘Yom Aliyah’