Hilltop youth

Netanyahu to convene session discussing West Bank settler violence this week

Topics to be discussed at the session will include attaching ankle monitors to those found to already have restraining orders.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Knesset, November 10, 2025.
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

National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir speaks at an Otzma Yehudit faction meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem. November 3, 2025.

Ben-Gvir 'proud' of less policing of Hilltop Youth after fiery week of West Bank extremism

Israeli forces disperse Palestinian in the Hebron area, West Bank, November 10, 2025

IDF detains Jewish settlers in West Bank arson attack on Palestinian village, four injured


Jew-hate gets a kosher certificate: Jewish author visits the real ‘No Other Land’

Tuvia Tenenbom, author of ‘Catch the Jew,’ gives his inimitable take on Palestinian-produced documentary ‘No Other Land.’

TUVIA TENENBOM at the Khalet al-Maiyya Municipality with Mohammed al-Adra, its director.

What does Netanyahu want out of the Gaza war? - opinion

The question remains whether Netanyahu really supports the conquest of Gaza, is being pressured by his extreme right coalition partners, or is trying to persuade Hamas to adopt more flexible stance.

DEMONSTRATORS CALL for the release of the hostages in Gaza, in Tel Aviv last month. Most of the hostages’ families feel that the prime minister is not fully committed to bringing the hostages home, as a priority, says the writer.

Hilltop Youth activists steal terrorist vehicle from outside IDF base - KAN

The taxi was reportedly used in the terrorist stabbing attack at the Gush Etzion junction in the West Bank in July, killing one security guard.

 IDF soldiers seen at the site of a terror attack in the Gush Etzion attack, July 10, 2025

MDA treats hilltop youth for gunshot wound fired by Border Police officer

The hilltop youth was shot after throwing stones towards the road when the officer felt his life was in danger, according to Army Radio, citing the Border Police spokesperson.

A Magen David Adom ambulance; illustrative.

IDF postpones evacuation of Tzur Harel outpost after operation plans leaked - report

Dozens of Palestinian vehicles were set on fire in the village of Burqa, near the Tzur Harel outpost, on Monday night. 

 A Palestinian man stands next to a burnt car after an attack by Israeli settlers in Kafr Malik, in the West Bank, June 26, 2025.

Dangerous, self-destructive anarchy: Why hilltop youth violence must end - opinion

The assumption that elements within the “hilltop youth” are engaged in a most important project does not give them the right to act in spheres that must be left to the state and its agencies.

 Screenshot of the incident of settler violence in Qusra from 21 June 2024.

IDF creates new West Bank task force to tackle Jewish extremists

West Bank District Commander Moshe Pinchi ordered the establishment of a special task force to combat violent clashes with extremist Hilltop Youth.

 Israeli border police officers guard after clashes between Palestinians and Jewish settlers near the Palestinian village of Jalud, in the West Bank, June 22, 2023.

Hilltop Youth, Hardal: The anti-Zionist Jews threatening Israel - opinion

These fundamentalist Jewish groups twist Jewish tradition into an abominable chimera, mixing biblical literalism, ethno-nationalism, and theological obsessions similar Evangelical Christians.

  A Palestinian woman inspects the damage to a house on April 13 after settlers attacked the village of al-Mughayyer.

'Situation is critical': Ex-IDF general speaks on violent settlers, Iran, Hezbollah, and Gaza

Former IDF General: "The 'hilltop youth' need to be treated like terrorists. We need a hostage deal and to focus on the north, and we must control the Philadelphi corridor in one way or another."

Former US navy admiral Michael G. Mullen with former IDF general Gadi Shamni, on July 18, 2011 in Israel.

US sanctions Lehava leader, fundraisers for violent settlers

The sanctions come the same day that similar measures were taken by the European Union Council, which sanctioned four individuals and two entities including Lehava.

 LEHAVA CHAIRMAN Benzi Gopstein and activists protest the annual Jerusalem Pride Parade under heavy security, in 2019.

EU sanctions hilltop youth, Lehava for human rights violations in the West Bank

The abuses include "torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment," the EU Council said in a statement.

Ben-Zion Gopstein (left), leader of the group Lehava, gathers with some of his young followers in Jerusalem in 2014