West Bank

Israel cannot afford another government that leaves it isolated - opinion

Shifting Western attitudes toward Israel could lead to the recognition of a Palestinian state, unless combated by a Zionist, statesmanlike, and liberal government.

Yisrael Beytenu leader and MK Avigdor Liberman holds a press conference in Tel Aviv, May 6, 2026
(FILE PHOTO) JEWISH EXTREMISTS stand next to a fire amid clashes with Palestinians during olive harvest in Abu Falah near Ramallah in the West Bank, on October 16, 2026.

IDF forcibly evacuates Israeli rioters after fire breaks out near Palestinian West Bank town

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seen during a presentation of Israel’s national security doctrine, in Jerusalem, October 18, 2026

A vote for Netanyahu is a vote for isolation, poverty, and vulnerability - opinion

A view of the scene of a deadly shooting attack at the Yehuda Junction checkpoint near the West Bank city of Hebron, where two Israeli soldiers were murdered and three others wounded by Palestinian gunmen the previous day, October 24, 2026.

IDF, Shin Bet forcibly evacuate 2,000 Hebron Palestinians in response to deadly Hamas attack


IDF sources: Detention of US lawmaker nominee, 90 West Bank volunteers was complex - exclusive

The 'Post' discloses that the letter Rabbis for Human Rights sent requested coordination with the IDF, while Israel had claimed no attempt to coordinate was made.

IDF forces detain volunteers with Rabbis for Human Rights in the West Bank village of Nahalin on October 21, 2026.

What happens when ideology becomes more important than the people? - opinion

An educational trip to the West Bank takes an unexpected turn, raising questions about ideology, truth, and the cost of being the messenger.

Golda Daphna (right) is seen in the aftermath of being the victim of a terror attack in the West Bank.

The West Bank must not hold Israel’s European security ties hostage - opinion

Under a 2004 technical arrangement, Israeli origin certificates identify production sites, distinguishing settlement goods from exports made in Israel without either side conceding sovereignty.

European Union flags flutter outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium Februrary 26, 2026.

Israel frees from custody almost all suspects in two settler attacks, puts them under house arrest

The 10 suspects were detained after the United ‌States, Israel's closest ally, called for a crackdown on settler violence and for arrests to be made after the attack on a US journalist.

Masked extremist Jewish settlers clash with Palestinians during the annual olive harvest in the village of Abu Falah, near Ramallah in the West Bank, where several people, including American photojournalist Heidi Levine, were injured in an attack by Israeli settlers, October 16, 2026.

Peace absent from Israel's 2026 elections as West Bank tensions continue to rise -analysis

More than three years of war have reshaped the country, but few candidates are offering a vision for relations with the Palestinians, let alone a path toward resolving the conflict. 

Election campaign billboards featuring Yashar party chairman Gadi Eisenkot and Likud party chairman and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu alongside opposition leaders are displayed along a roadside in the northern Israeli city of Haifa, ahead of Israel’s upcoming general elections.

IDF probes alleged arson attack on Biblical High Priest Eleazar's tomb near Nablus in West Bank

The IDF is investigating a suspected arson attack on the West Bank tomb believed to belong to Eleazar the Priest, the biblical son of Aaron, after footage of the alleged incident circulated online.

The tomb believed to belong to Eleazar the Priest in the West Bank after a reported act of arson against it, October 22, 2026.

West Bank Palestinian farmers face attacks, olive theft from settlers as violence continues

The attacks have accelerated ahead of an election next week in which opinion polls show Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his pro-settler coalition could lose to more critical opponents.

Palestinians, along with Jewish and international peace activists, take part in the olive harvest in the town of Idhna, west of Hebron in the West Bank, October 13, 2026.

'Like a biblical battle': WP journalist wounded in West Bank credits Palestinian youth with rescue

Levine, along with a group of Palestinians, journalists, and activists, was attacked by the settlers while harvesting olives near Abu Falah, northeast of Ramallah.

Heidi Levine, a photojournalist with the Washington Post, speaks to journalists at the hospital after sustaining multiple injuries during an attack by Israeli militant settlers on Palestinians harvesting olives, in Ramallah in the West Bank, October 16, 2026.

Herzog calls for crackdown on violent West Bank settlers as olive harvest tensions mount

The attacks have drawn condemnation from the US and European governments.

President Isaac Herzog meets with Hungarian President Andras Baka to hold bilateral talks during a state visit in Budapest, Hungary, on October 20, 2026.

Mamdani calls for end to Israeli 'occupation, genocide' after IDF detains volunteers in West Bank

Mamdani’s comments come after several other Jewish organizations and world leaders decried the IDF’s decision to detain around 90 volunteers who went to help Palestinian farmers.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks, September 14, 2026; illustrative