Palestinian violence

Arab Israelis say government neglect leaves them defenseless against missiles and violence

Arab Israelis face dual threats of war and crime, saying that neglect by the government has left them even more vulnerable

|ByDANA BEN SHIMON
Arab Israelis survey the damage following a missile strike in the Arab Israeli city of Kafr Kassem on March 26.
A NEW REPORT by NGO Regavim analyzes the UN database which documents violent incidents in Judea and Samaria. Here, a Palestinian man looks towad Israeli flags placed over a Palestinian house after an incident with Israeli settlers in Bruqin village near Salfit, in the West Bank last month.

West Bank violence tests Israel’s rule of law amid rising settler attacks - analysis

Increasing settler violence and reprisals in the West Bank are drawing international condemnation, with leaders warning that lawlessness could undermine security and Israel’s democratic foundations.

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Israeli security forces clash with Jewish settlers during the evacuation of Illegal structures in Tzur Misgavi, an outpost in Gush Etzion, in the West Bank, November 17, 2025

Is recent police rally against Jewish extremist violence in West Bank sufficient? - analysis

As Jewish extremist violence escalates in Israel, a new police task force takes action. With initial signs of success, can this unit sustain its progress and curb violence in the West Bank?

|ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Defense Minister Israel Katz attends the state ceremony marking 52 years since the Yom Kippur War, held at the military cemetery at Jerusalem's Mount Herzl, on October 5, 2025.

Defense Minister Katz finally condemns Jewish extremist violence against Palestinians

Katz's condemnation came months after a spike in such attacks, six days after a new mass attack last week, and after yet another mass attack earlier Monday.

|ByYONAH JEREMY BOB

Palestinian man drops rock on head of Israeli boy playing in Hebron

The 12-year-old boy then fell into a spring.

OCTOBER 22, 2017ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
The site of the planned Jewish apartment complex in Hebron, October 2017

Har Adar attack puts Palestinians who work in settlements under scrutiny

The fact that the attacker held a work permit – the application process entails detailed background checks by the Israel Defense Forces – indicates a security failure.

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017ByMAX SCHINDLER
Soldiers arrest the brother of Har Adar terrorist Nimr Mahmoud Ahmad al-Jamal near Ramallah Tuesday.

Netanyahu: It’s impossible to hermetically seal border

The prime minister spoke Tuesday after visiting the Yavne supermarket stabbing victim in the hospital.

AUGUST 9, 2017ByHERB KEINON
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits Niv Nehemiah yesterday at Kaplan Medical Center in Rehovot. Nehemiah was stabbed last week by a terrorist at a supermarket in Yavne.

In pictures: The grisly scene of the Halamish terror attack

Warning: The following photographs contain graphic imagery.

JULY 23, 2017ByJPOST.COM STAFF
Scene of terror attack in Halamish

Suspected terrorist killed in West Bank shootout

Two shooting attacks occurred on Saturday during which an army guard post near Ramallah and a private vehicle close to Ateret were attacked.

JULY 16, 2017ByJPOST.COM STAFF
Weapon used to shoot at Israeli Police in Nabi Salih July 16

Israel's commitment to press freedom questioned after journalist shot

Foreign Press Association: "The case offers an important test of Israel’s commitment to protecting all civilians and ensuring freedom of the press."

JUNE 8, 2017ByEYTAN HALON
A wounded Palestinian reporter is carried by a medic and civilians on May 18, 2017 near the Hawara military checkpoint.

How did the Netanya stabber cross into Israel from the West Bank?

Soldiers stationed at checkpoints are expected to maintain a high level of alertness – despite working eight-hour shifts, sometimes in extreme heat and on little sleep.

MAY 23, 2017ByANNA AHRONHEIM
Soldiers of the IDF's Taoz Battalion at checkpoints between Israel and the West Bank

Perhaps It Is Time for Israel to Set Preconditions

MAY 3, 2017ByDMITRI SHUFUTINSKY
The Jerusalem Post

Fatah calls for 'Day of Rage' in support of prisoners

More than a thousand Palestinian prisoners, led by Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti, who was convicted of five counts of murder, are carrying out a mass hunger strike in Israeli prisons.

APRIL 23, 2017ByADAM RASGON
PALESTINIAN PROTESTERS clash with a soldier during a Land Day protest in Madama, south of Nablus.

Israeli wounded in West Bank car ramming attack

IDF forces in the area shot and neutralized the Palestinian attacker.

APRIL 19, 2017ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Scene of a car ramming terror attack at Gush Etzion Junction in the West Bank on April 19, 2017