Palestinians

The West Bank is the historic heartland of the Jewish people - opinion

Jewish history and international legal instruments underpin Israel’s claim to Judea and Samaria, while past withdrawals raise questions about territorial concessions.

Jewish visitors walk near the separation barrier at Rachel’s Tomb, near the West Bank city of Bethlehem, ahead of the annual Hilula commemorating the death of the biblical matriarch Rachel, October 20, 2026.
Israeli security forces raid the Askar refugee camp in the West Bank, September 4, 2026; Illustrative.

Three arrested in West Bank after clash between Israelis, Palestinians as olive harvest continues

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during the foundation stone ceremony of the Innovation and Excellence Compound in the West Bank city of Ramallah on September 9, 2026; illustrative

Could Israel's elections lead to a breakthrough with the Palestinians? Abbas says it can - analysis

IDF soldiers take part in a military operation in the West Bank city of Hebron, October 29, 2026

IDF may scale back Hebron presence by weekend after evacuating thousands of Palestinians


Jared Kushner, the Bank of Israel, and the difference between allegations and facts - opinion

No one should be above criticism or scrutiny. But criticism must be grounded in facts, and serious journalism must distinguish between evidence and speculation.

Jared Kushner, United States Special Envoy for Peace, speaks at a Board of Peace High Level Briefing on September 23, 2026 in New York City.

Barack Obama’s Belfast speech was a shameful, distorted rewrite of Israel's history - opinion

Never mind 3,000 years of Jewish history, two Temples in Jerusalem, or centuries of Jewish longing for Zion. In Obama’s telling, the Jews somehow became interlopers in their own land.

FORMER US PRESIDENT Barack Obama and wife Michelle attend the 25th-anniversary memorial of the September 11 attacks, in New York.

France in flames: As Paris lectures Israel, riots leave its Jews fearing for their safety - opinion

Macron’s France faces a reckoning as violent unrest and antisemitism expose the gap between its lofty ideals and its domestic reality.

Demonstrators sit on the roadway in front of officers of the French CRS riot police during a protest organised by student collectives and trade unions in Paris, France, October 22, 2026

IDF soldier indicted for firing on Palestinian vehicle, seriously wounding 18-year-old woman

According to the indictment, the incident occurred on September 18, after the soldier entered the village of Aqraba, which was outside his area of responsibility.

IDF troops in northern West Bank operation.

West Bank Palestinian farmers face attacks, olive theft from settlers as violence continues

The attacks have accelerated ahead of an election next week in which opinion polls show Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his pro-settler coalition could lose to more critical opponents.

Palestinians, along with Jewish and international peace activists, take part in the olive harvest in the town of Idhna, west of Hebron in the West Bank, October 13, 2026.

'Like a biblical battle': WP journalist wounded in West Bank credits Palestinian youth with rescue

Levine, along with a group of Palestinians, journalists, and activists, was attacked by the settlers while harvesting olives near Abu Falah, northeast of Ramallah.

Heidi Levine, a photojournalist with the Washington Post, speaks to journalists at the hospital after sustaining multiple injuries during an attack by Israeli militant settlers on Palestinians harvesting olives, in Ramallah in the West Bank, October 16, 2026.

Herzog calls for crackdown on violent West Bank settlers as olive harvest tensions mount

The attacks have drawn condemnation from the US and European governments.

President Isaac Herzog meets with Hungarian President Andras Baka to hold bilateral talks during a state visit in Budapest, Hungary, on October 20, 2026.

Rashida Tlaib backs Hind Rajab Foundation's complaint against IDF officer tied to Gaza girl's death

The pro-Palestinian organization called on the US Justice Department on Monday to arrest an Israeli citizen allegedly in the country, accusing him of possible responsibility for Hind Rajab's death.

Guests hold a portrait of late Palestinian girl Hind Rajab during the red carpet for the movie "The Voice of Hind Rajab" presented in competition at the 82nd International Venice Film Festival, at Venice Lido on September 3, 2025.

NGO behind pro-Israel West Bank tour condemns attempted lynching by Palestinians

During what Regavim called an "educational tour" for international influencers in the West Bank, Palestinians gathered around their vehicles, with one thrown rock smashing a car window.

A Regavim vehicle damaged by an attack in the West Bank by Palestinians, October 19, 2026.

The cycle of trauma and violence is failing us - opinion

The cycle of trauma and violence between Israelis and Palestinians has become so entrenched that we've started treating it as inevitable. It isn't. Today, I saw how dangerous the cycle has become.

Hallel Silverman is seen after having ducked for cover while she and her tour were attacked by Palestinians in Turmus Ayya, on October 19, 2026.