Judea and samaria

Cameron Kasky's one-sided anti-Israel activism is not moral courage - opinion

Cameron Kasky’s anti-Israel stance and secret West Bank trip drew backlash, raising questions about his leadership and judgment.

Cameron Kasky, a junior from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School speaks, during a rally with Thurgood Marshall Academy students in advance of Saturday's March for Our Lives event in Washington, US March 22, 2018.
An Israeli border policeman runs as a pro-Palestinian Jewish activist holds a sign during a protest against Jewish settlements in Salfit in the West Bank, December 3, 2020

Florida House adopts bill to ban use of West Bank term in official documents

MK Boaz Bismuth seen with haredi MKs and Aliyah and Integration Minister Ofir Sofer in the Knesset, Jerusalem, January 14, 2026.

IDF draft equality is minimum condition to restore Israeli solidarity - editorial

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir wore a gold pin of a noose, December 8, 2025.

Is the death penalty for terrorists proposed by Ben-Gvir 'Jewish'? - opinion


Hamas deploys terror forces, resources to West Bank, Israeli security sources claim

Hamas ramps up operations in the West Bank, expanding terror infrastructure and planning attacks against Israelis, while IDF operations intensify.

Defense Minister Israel Katz with IDF soldiers in the West Bank; illustrative.

Huckabee hints: US would respect Israeli sovereignty move in West Bank

US Ambassador Mike Huckabee affirms Washington’s respect for Israeli sovereignty, rejects Palestinian state recognition, and champions Jerusalem as Israel’s undivided capital.

US Ambassador Mike Huckabee speaks at The Jerusalem Post at the Diplomatic Conference held at the Friends of Zion Museum media center in Jerusalem, September 16, 2025.

Recognizing a Palestinian state: The consequences of doing it before peace - opinion

The key to a better future for Palestinians, where they can govern themselves and build thriving communities alongside Israel, is ending Hamas’ reign of terror.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addresses the 79th United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters in New York, US, September 26, 2024

Samaria Regional Council to create official Charlie Kirk commemoration

The memorial is being organized in cooperation with Kirk’s associates and the Friends of Judea and Samaria in the United States.

Charlie Kirk holds an Israeli flag outside the Cave of the Patriarchs in the West Bank

The wrong vote at the wrong time - opinion

Why recognizing another Palestinian state would reward terror.

 Yisrael Ganz, Governor, Binyamin Region, Chairman, Yesha Council

In first, former police commissioner to head Israeli unit spearheading Gaza aid

Israel named retired Police Commissioner Yoram Halevy to lead COGAT, the army unit managing humanitarian aid in Gaza and coordination with the Palestinian Authority and global organizations.

Jerusalem police chief Yoram Halevi attends a recognition day for Israeli police at the Israeli parliament on February 05, 2018.

Iron Age olive oil center in Beit Aryeh shows Israelite kingdom’s economic power in Samaria

A study published in the Israel Antiquities Authority's latest volume found that olive oil production was a key economic engine for the ancient Kingdom of Israel.

View of an ancient olive press in an archeological digging site in the Sharafat neighborhood of Jerusalem, on March 27, 2019 (illustrative).

What archaeologists found at the birthplace of Menander, disciple of Simon Magus

Excavation at Khirbat Kafr Hatta reveals mosaics, ritual oil production, and a Greek blessing to a Samaritan owner.

The inscription on one of the mosaics

West Bank sovereignty? Supporters see chance to bury Oslo Accords, critics warn regional backlash

WEST BANK AFFAIRS: Critics say the plan proposed by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich still leaves Israelis in danger of violence.

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich holds a press conference with mayors of West Bank settlements, at the Finance Ministry in Jerusalem on September 3, 2025.

It's Israel's land: It's time to formally annex Judea and Samaria - opinion

Now is the time for Israel to step forward with clarity and moral strength by formally extending full sovereignty over Judea and Samaria.

BEIT EL: Not an ace up the sleeve. Pictured: Winery worker.