Settler Violence

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.

 Israeli security members stand next to a settlement outpost established in the area, near Duma in Nablus, in the West Bank, March 14, 2025.
Protests over the death of Awdah Hathaleen, a Palestinian peace activist.

Body of Awdah Hathaleen released to family for burial

Protests over the death of Awdah Hathaleen, a Palestinian peace activist.

Death of Palestinian peace activist by Israeli settler sparks protests by family over body custody

 IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip. March 30, 2024.

78% of Jewish Israelis believe IDF tries to avoid harming civilians, majority of Arabs disagree


Court releases to house arrest settler suspected of killing Palestinian activist in West Bank

Hathaleen was allegedly shot by Yinon Levi, an extremist previously sanctioned by the Biden administration, the UK, and Canada. 

Israeli soldiers at the scene a Palestinian was shot for throwing stones, in the West Bank city of Hebron, July 28, 2025

Church of St. George burning shows justice demands honesty before all else - editorial

Newsrooms blasted out bulletins that settlers had torched Taybeh’s 1,500-year-old Church of St. George, but independent reporting told a different story.

 Ancient church in Taybeh set on fire by Israeli settlers

Extremist settlers torch Palestinian vehicles in West Bank, claim act of 'vengeance' - report

The Telegram account of journalist Doron Kadosh claimed that three suspects entered the Palestinian village and that it followed the evacuation of an illegal outpost the day prior.

Israeli security forces seen during an operation in the Tulkarm refugee camp, in the West Bank, July 6, 2025

Huckabee calls settler attack on Palestinian Christian town of Taybeh 'act of terror'

US Ambassador Mike Huckabee decried the alleged attack on a historic church in Taybeh.

US Ambassador Mike Huckabee tours Taybeh

Israeli settlers accused of killing 117 sheep in West Bank attack against Palestinian Bedouins

Palestinian leadership called the alleged attack an attempt to displace people in the West Bank.

 A veterinarian tends to a wounded sheep after settlers attacked a Bedouin community in the Jordan valley, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, July 18, 2025.

What makes someone a settler? The loaded politics of a single word - explainer

In a region where every word can carry ideological weight, the question of who gets labeled a “settler” isn’t just about where someone lives. It’s about who they are and what they stand for.

 SETTLERS HURL stones at Palestinians during the annual harvest season, near the settlement of Yitzhar in 2020.

Huckabee: Probe ‘terrorist’ killing of Palestinian American in West Bank

“There must be accountability for this criminal and terrorist act. Saif was just 20 years old,” Huckabeee wrote in a Tuesday X/Twitter post.

US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee speaks during a dinner with US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Blue Room of the White House, July 7, 2025

CNN journalist's car window smashed, blames settler violence

The journalist was covering a story for CNN on a Palestinian-American citizen who was killed on Friday by far-right Israeli activists when the vandalism occurred.

 A screenshot showing a smashed back window on the car of a CNN Jerusalem bureau journalist, July 14, 2025.

IDF postpones evacuation of Tzur Harel outpost after operation plans leaked - report

Dozens of Palestinian vehicles were set on fire in the village of Burqa, near the Tzur Harel outpost, on Monday night. 

 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.

Last Christian West Bank town calls on global community to assist against settler violence

According to the town's priests, Taybeh has faced "serious series of systematic attacks" by Jewish settlers against the town’s land and holy sites.

 Ancient church in Taybeh set on fire by Israeli settlers

'Settler violence’ in Israel should be referred to instead as criminal activity - opinion

To describe criminal activity as “settler violence” blurs the line between isolated crime and collective guilt and creates a false narrative of widespread Jewish aggression.

 A PROTEST takes place at the entrance to Jerusalem in 2022, calling for justice for Ahuvia Sandak. The 16-year-old was killed in a car crash during a chase by police.