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


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.

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.

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.

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.

 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.

 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.

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.

The Time Has Come for Sovereignty in Judea and Samaria

The battle between the free world and Iran does not begin with fighter jets - at its core it is a debate about historical justice.

 IDF SOLDIERS operate in Beit Lahiya, in the northern Gaza Strip. When foreign forces attempt to curtail Jewish sovereignty on the historic homeland of the Jewish people, the Jews must fight back.

The growing cancer of lawbreakers in West Bank must be cut out, before its too late - editorial

The focus of our security forces has rightfully been on the survival of the Jewish state, as the country has fought enemies on seven fronts. But the enemy from within needs to be addressed now.

 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.

Editor's Notes: I raise my family on these hilltops, yet I refuse to justify extremists - comment

The perfectly normal rhythms of life in Judea and Samaria have been drowned out this week by the crack of gunfire and the smell of burning tires.

 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.

'Allies don't sanction allies': Finance Minister Smotrich unfazed by UK sanctions - interview

“There will be a very strong response toward these countries, the Palestinian Authority, and steps which will significantly strengthen Israel's presence in Judea and Samaria."

 Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich.