Judea and samaria

Israel projects strength abroad but struggles to protect its citizens at home - opinion

Israel shows power in wars abroad but struggles to have clarity and consistency in the West Bank, where civilians face ongoing terror.

|ByAVI ABELOW
A general view of houses in the Israeli settlement of Maale Adumim in the West Bank
The Tennessee State Capitol building pictured in 2022.

Tennessee legislature passes bill mandating Judea and Samaria terminology in state communications

The Tennessee General Assembly passed House Bill 1446, requiring state agencies to use the term “Judea and Samaria” in official communications starting July 2026.

|ByTHE MEDIA LINE STAFF
An IDF soldier operating in the West Bank, published on February 6, 2026.

Israeli settler wounded by rock, Palestinian shot by IDF soldier, in West Bank altercation

According to the military, several soldiers were dispatched to a site near Tayasir, a Palestinian village, where several Palestinians had reportedly begun throwing rocks at Israeli settlers. 

|ByTZVI JASPER
Israeli forces demolish a home in Tarqumiya, in the West Bank on February 1, 2026.

Israel must annex the West Bank to prevent the next war - opinion

Recent polls from the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research show that even today, a majority of Palestinians in the West Bank, 59%, still believe Hamas’s October 7 massacre was right.

|ByALIZA PILICHOWSKI

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.