The PM is again warning settlers of a ‘real threat.’ This time it may not work
Like in 2015, Netanyahu insists that only Likud can safeguard their homes -- even if it won't build more -- but a new generation of farther-right West Bank leaders isn't so sure
View ArticleUN envoy: Stoning of Palestinian PM’s convoy ‘absolutely unacceptable’
Nikolay Mladenov says Christmas Day rock attack targeting Rami Hamdallah, blamed on far-right West Bank settlers, is 'very worrying'
View ArticleVocal on Duma arson, Israeli right holds its tongue in latest Jewish terror case
While settler leaders quickly denounced fatal 2015 firebombing of Palestinian home, declining faith in the Shin Bet may have kept many moderates silent on Aisha Rabi's 2018 death
View ArticleIDF and police probe Palestinian’s killing in West Bank clash, likely by settler
Palestinians say Adei Ad outpost residents attacked villagers on their land, shot Hamdi Na'asan; settlers say youth was ambushed, stabbed in the hand, and that squad gave chase
View ArticleVisiting outpost evacuees, Netanyahu vows ‘no more uprooting of communities’
Courting votes at Elezar settlement, near where 15 illegally built homes were demolished last year, PM says West Bank Israelis give him strength to endure corruption investigations
View ArticleReal estate firm markets new Haredi settlement that government hasn’t heard of
Afikim Rosenthaler says interested buyers are made aware that cabinet approval for northern West Bank city still pending, but relevant ministries aren't even aware project exists
View ArticleWest Bank settlers report surge in population growth
Settlement group says Trump administration policies clearing the way for an upswing in construction in coming years
View ArticleThe spy who never loved me: A mother of 7 says her marriage was a Shin Bet cover
Despite 15 years of lies, abuse and poverty, Riki Eyal mainly blames not her ex-husband, but the security service that recruited him to gather intelligence on her settler community
View ArticleHow the national religious camp moved from land for peace to union with radicals
The dispersal of Modern Orthodox Israelis into diverse political homes over the decades has left a progressively messianic minority in charge of their once dovish party
View ArticlePalestinians accused of uprooting trees planted for terror victim Ori Ansbacher
Settlers planting the grove on Friday in West Bank in memory of murdered teen had clashed with Palestinians, army intervened
View ArticleWhat Netanyahu’s election strategy says about how settlers vote
Premier is targeting residents across the Green Line generally drawn to national religious parties, while placing less focus on sizable secular and Haredi populations
View ArticleDay after attack, road announced to bypass flashpoint Palestinian town
Settler leader says route going around Hawara, where Israelis have been targeted while waiting in traffic, will ease and boost security of for Israeli commuters in West Bank
View ArticleIsrael advances largest batch of settlement homes since Trump took office
As PM makes pre-election promise to apply sovereignty to settlements, Defense Ministry body green-lights plans for over 3,600 units beyond Green Line; 1,226 of them get final OK
View ArticleSome of Israel’s best American friends worried by Netanyahu’s annexation talk
Staunch allies including Jewish leaders and members of Congress warn PM that annexing settlements could imperil US support for Israel
View ArticleLikud still rules in the settlements, but got no major boost from annexation vow
URWP falls to third, behind UTJ in vote, and New Right does only slightly better than Blue and White; Israeli voter turnout in West Bank 10% higher than national average
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