Palestinian violence

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.

MARCH 24, 2026|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN

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.

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?

DECEMBER 24, 2025|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.

NOVEMBER 17, 2025|ByYONAH JEREMY BOB

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei meets with the head of the Political Council of Hamas, Mohammed Ismail Darwish, in Tehran, Iran, February 8, 2025.

Hamas leaders defiant in Iran: Palestinians ‘like olive trees, steadfast in their land’ - analysis

The meeting comes in the wake of Trump’s audacious plan for the US to take over the Gaza Strip for the foreseeable future.

FEBRUARY 10, 2025|ByALEX WINSTON

'Would-be Jerusalem bomber learned to make explosives on YouTube, infiltrated Israel'

According to the indictment he made up his mind to attack, kill Jews and become a martyr after seeing Jews on the Temple Mount.

AUGUST 5, 2016ByJPOST.COM STAFF

Pipe bombs found in the bag carried by Ali Abu Hassan, who planned an attack on the Jerusalem light rail on July 17

Israel criticized by UNSC for mistreating Palestinian children

According to the Israeli mission at the UN, during the current wave of violence 47 of the acts of terrorism against Israelis have been carried out by Palestinian youth.

AUGUST 3, 2016ByDANIELLE ZIRI