Judea and samaria

Annexation, Gaza, and the UNGA: Israel faces a month of fateful choices

NATIONAL AFFAIRS: From annexation maps to Gaza operations, September could prove a turning point for Israel as the UN, Europe, and Arab states raise the stakes.

|ByHERB KEINON
THIS MONTH is shaping up to be more consequential than most for the Jewish state, but Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is calibrating not only what steps Israel might take, but when to take them.
CHAIRMAN OF the Yesha Council, Israel Ganz, speaks during an interview. Today’s partial sovereignty can become tomorrow’s complete sovereignty if we accept what is achievable now while continuing to work toward our ultimate goals, says the writer.

Embracing pragmatic partial sovereignty in the West Bank - opinion

The settlement movement stands at a critical crossroads.

|ByTULY WEISZ
Palestinians inspect a blacksmith workshop after it was demolished by Israeli military bulldozers east of the West Bank city of Nablus, July 3, 2025.

West Bank sees highest terrorist home demolitions in decade after October 7

Security officials say the goal is not only to punish the perpetrators of attacks but also to deter those who are “on the fence” from joining terrorist activity.

|ByWALLA!
Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar at a briefing with the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations.

Accepting left-wing push for Palestinian state 'suicidal,' Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar says

Sa’ar’s statements come after various countries recently announced that they would recognize a Palestinian state under different conditions.

|ByKESHET NEEV

Building E1 between Jerusalem, Ma'aleh Adumim is critical for Israel's future - opinion

KNOW COMMENT: There are six key reasons why building E1 is key for the future of Jerusalem, Israel's security, and diplomatic sanity.

AUGUST 22, 2025ByDAVID M. WEINBERG
FINANCE MINISTER Bezalel Smotrich speaks at a news conference, announcing plans to approve more than 3,000 housing units in the E1 area between Jerusalem and Ma’aleh Adumim, last week.

Hands-off approach: Israel to make its own decisions regarding West Bank, Huckabee tells 'Post'

DIPLOMATIC AFFAIRS: US Ambassador Mike Huckabee speaks to the 'Post' on Judea and Samaria, Syria, antisemitism, and the US's special relationship with Israel.

AUGUST 21, 2025ByALEX WINSTON, AMICHAI STEIN
‘ISRAEL IS a unique partner, unlike any other.’ For Ambassador Mike Huckabee, the US-Israel partnership faces both unprecedented opportunities and familiar pressures, which he is excited to tackle.

IDF claims dozens of Palestinians attacked Jewish farm in West Bank

One of the wounded is an IDF soldier on leave, who fired his gun into the air and then at one of the terrorists, who was wounded from the gunfire.

AUGUST 13, 2025ByTPS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israeli security members stand next to a settlement outpost established in the area, near Duma in Nablus, in the West Bank, March 14, 2025.

Republican recognition grants Israel historic chance to cement West Bank sovereignty - editorial

Today, America’s conservatives stand beside us, urging the same resolve. It is an invitation Israel should embrace with confidence.

AUGUST 5, 2025ByJPOST EDITORIAL
US House Speaker Mike Johnson visits the West Bank, August 4, 2025.

US speaker Mike Johnson in Ariel visit: West Bank must remain 'integral part of Israel'

Johnson was originally planning to visit Israel on June 22, but announced on June 16 that he would be postponing his visit due to the outbreak of the Israel-Iran war.

AUGUST 4, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
US House Speaker Mike Johnson visits the West Bank, August 4, 2025.

Jabotinsky's ‘Iron Wall’: The strategic doctrine Israel desperately needs - opinion

The Iron Wall was never just about force. It was about vision and the clarity to defend our legitimacy unapologetically and understand our enemies.

JULY 30, 2025ByDEBORAH DANINO HARKHAM
Ze’ev Jabotinsky, founder of Revisionist Zionism

IDF, Shin Bet arrest 12 terrorists in undercover W. Bank counterterror ops.

This includes soldiers from Duvdevan, the IDF's West Bank undercover unit, arresting two terrorists from Ramallah and a terrorist from Beitunya who were planning attacks.

JULY 29, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
IDF soldiers of the Duvdevan Unit; illustrative.

IDF West Bank Chief outlaws wearing facemasks, punishable with half year in prison

This unusual move is a new initiative to make it harder for both Hamas terrorists and Jewish extremists, who perpetrate violence and nationalistic offenses, to avoid arrest.

JULY 20, 2025ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Israeli security forces seen during an operation in the Tulkarm refugee camp, in the West Bank, July 6, 2025

'Selective outrage': Jewish orgs. slam Irish law criminalizing West Bank imports

Jewish organizations criticized the proposed Irish law criminalizing imports from the West Bank during a hearing in the Irish Parliament.

JULY 15, 2025ByELDAD BECK
PROTESTERS CALL on the Irish government to impose sanctions on Israel, in Dublin, last month. Over the years, Ireland has taken a more anti-Israel position than most European or Western nations, states the writer.

With Iran threat gone, it's time to expand Israel's sovereignty - opinion

Now that Israel is in a more secure situation, it can afford to put more thought into growth, and the first steps of that growth should be extending Israeli sovereignty to the West Bank.

JULY 13, 2025ByALIZA PILICHOWSKI
PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at a ceremony dedicating a new neighborhood in Kiryat Arba, outside Hebron, in 2020. Now is the time for Israel to extend its sovereignty over Judea and Samaria, the writer maintains.

Shomron pioneer Moshe Zar passes away at the age of 88

The Jerusalem Post remembers Zar's legacy through an interview from several years earlier. Zar's funeral will be held on Sunday.

JULY 11, 2025ByJUDITH SEGALOFF
Portrait of Moshe Zar, at the outpost of Ramat Gilad in the West Bank. Dec 14, 2011. Zar passed away on Friday, July 11, 2025.