West Bank Israel

WATCH: Soldier given 20-day sentence after protesting outside of IDF Central Command HQ

The soldier, who was sentenced by court-martial, held signs outside the Jerusalem headquarters that read: "Avi Bluth - Stop Administrative Orders" and "Avi Bluth - Stop Persecuting Tal Yinon Dardik."

|ByJONAH DAVIDOV, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Soldier was sentenced to 20 days in military prison after picketing in front of IDF Central Command's Maj.-Gen. Avi Bluth's office, September 29, 2026.
A Palestinian man walks next to a vehicle damaged in what Palestinians say was an Israeli settlers attack, in Deir Abu Masha'al, near Ramallah, in the West Bank, September 28, 2026.

Netanyahu condemns riots in West Bank, calls to fully prosecute extremist settlers involved

Settler extremists threw stones, assaulted IDF and Border Police, and set fire to property throughout the area, actions which members of the establishment utterly condemned.

|ByJONAH DAVIDOV, IDAN KWELLER
Pro-Palestinian protesters gather at Museumplein ahead of a 6 km march through the city as part of a protest demanding a tougher stance from the Dutch government against Israel's war in Gaza, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, October 5, 2025.

Tensions spike as Israel targets Dutch diplomats following Netherlands ban on settlement goods

The change in Dutch policy has not eliminated domestic disagreements. Criticism has been voiced even within D66, with some arguing that the government is not putting sufficient pressure on Israel

|ByELI LEON
Jews who support the re-establishment of Israeli settlements in the Gaza Strip march near the Israeli border with Gaza, in southern Israel, July 19, 2026

Only 17% of Israelis, 21% of Palestinians believe peaceful coexistence is possible, poll finds

Among Jewish Israelis, 16% said peaceful coexistence was possible, and 64% said it was not. Among Arab Israelis, 23% said it was possible, and 26% said it was not.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Bill Maher says Palestinians should 'move on' in pro-Israel monologue

Maher argued that "east Jerusalem could have been the capital of a Palestinian state that today might look more like Dubai than Gaza."

DECEMBER 16, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Comedian Bill Maher speaks during ceremonies unveiling his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Hollywood

IDF suspends soldiers for reciting Jewish prayer inside Jenin mosque

An IDF soldier is seen holding a microphone and reciting Shema Yisrael through the mosque's loudspeaker.

DECEMBER 14, 2023ByMAARIV ONLINE, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
A general view of a mosque, after the Israeli army's withdrawal from the Jenin camp, July 5, 2023

Israel's indecisiveness on Palestinian workers shows shifting dynamics - analysis

What has remained unchanged? First, a tendency to put off tough decisions; an inclination to kick the can down the road.

DECEMBER 12, 2023ByHERB KEINON
Palestinian workers in Israel

Settler violence in the West Bank endangers Muslims and Jews

Since Oct. 7, more than 100 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank have been killed, mostly by soldiers but also by settlers.

NOVEMBER 4, 2023BySAM STEIN/JTA
Palestinians inspect the damage after last night raid of Israeli security forces, in the West Bank city of Jenin, October 30, 2023.

PA President Mahmoud Abbas MIA as Hamas wages war against Israel

As Hamas launches attacks on Israel, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas keeps a low profile, leading to speculations about his political motives.

OCTOBER 10, 2023ByMOHAMMED AL-KASSIM/THE MEDIA LINE
Mahmoud Abbas addresses the 78th Session of the U.N. General Assembly in New York City, U.S., September 21, 2023.

West Bank's Area C 'integral to State of Palestine' - PA prime minister

PA Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh warned his cabinet that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government was working to "annex" Area C.

OCTOBER 3, 2023ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
A Jewish settler walks past Israeli settlement construction sites around Givat Zeev and Ramat Givat Zeev in the West Bank, near Jerusalem June 30, 2020.

Eli terrorists' homes mapped in West Bank, Erez crossing remains closed - IDF

It was also decided on Tuesday morning that the Erez crossing at the Israel-Gaza Strip border would remain closed to Gazans throughout Tuesday. 

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israeli security forces on September 18, 2023 map the homes of the three terrorists responsible for the deadly Eli gas station attack in June 2023.

Settlers aim for 1 million Israelis living in West Bank's Samaria by 2050

Should this plan come to fruition there would be at least 25 cities in Samaria by 2050, compared to Samaria’s one settler city of Ariel.

AUGUST 23, 2023ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
A construction site of a new residential neighborhood at the mixed religious-secular Jewish settlement in the West Bank Kfar Adumim, March 9, 2023.

Did the IDF operation in Jenin 'cut the grass' in West Bank terror?

MILITARY AFFAIRS: Discussions with many Israeli sources with knowledge on the situation, reveal that there are still some fundamental disagreements about the impact of the operation.

JULY 21, 2023ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
AN IDF jeep on the outskirts of Jenin earlier this month, at the beginning of one of its biggest military operations in the Palestinian territory in years.

Settler leader: Huwara attack fueled US anger at Israeli judicial reform

Violence in the West Bank and the judicial reform crisis has pushed the Biden administration away from closer relations with Israel.

JULY 12, 2023ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Palestinian demonstrators clash with Israeli security forces during a protest in the village of Kfar Qaddum, near the West Bank city of Nablus, October 7, 2022.