West BankIsraeli security cabinet approves repeal of West Bank land laws to ‘enable accelerated development of settlement’The legislation, passed when the territory was under Jordanian control, prevents the sale of land there to non-MuslimsBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
SettlersSettler violence increased by nearly a third in 2025, IDF confirmsPalestinian terrorism in the West Bank saw a significant decline in the same period, though those attacks which did occur were more deadly than in previous yearsBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
October 7French textbooks calling October 7 victims ‘Jewish settlers’ recalled after outcry‘Falsification of facts’ condemned by community leaders and President Emmanuel MacronBy Jamie Shapiro1 min read
BelgiumBelgium blocks citizens living in Israeli settlements from consular servicesThousands of Belgians living beyond the pre-1967 Green Line are now unable to have their passports issued or renewedBy Rob Hyde1 min read
Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim MirvisChief Rabbi condemns settler violence against ‘innocent Palestinians in the territories’Sir Ephraim Mirvis said the phenomenon ‘deserves to be called out’, but that the ‘best way’ members of the Diaspora can help to combat it is to ‘live in Israel’By Alma Green1 min read
West BankIsrael confirms creation of 19 new West Bank settlementsFinance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said the project, which includes the recognition of previously illegal outposts, is designed to prevent a potential Palestinian state in futureBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
By Yaakov KatzIsrael must stop its own extremists to preserve the moral high groundWhen radical Jews rampage unrestrained through Palestinian towns, Jerusalem hands its critics a weapon stronger than any propaganda campaign Hamas could ever manufacture. It undermines our claims to the land4 min read
Netanyahu condemns wave of West Bank settler violenceThe prime minister promised ‘forceful action’ against extremists amid accusations of lax IDF enforcementBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||November 18, 2025 14:20
‘It undermines security’: IDF’s West Bank chief condemns settler violence after riot arrestsSettler attacks have increased notably over the past year, but prosecutions remain relatively rareBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||November 12, 2025 13:55
West Bank settlers set cars ablaze in olive harvest season violenceThis comes amid increased tensions between Jewish settlers and Palestinians during the October and November harvestBy Jamie Shapiro1 min read||October 19, 2025 10:41
Smotrich claims he’s in talks with Trump administration over post-war Gaza ‘real estate bonanza’The far-right minister has long advocated Israeli settlement of the Strip and the ‘voluntary emigration’ of the Palestinian populationBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||September 18, 2025 10:32
David Lammy attacks latest settlement plan as a ‘stake through the heart of the two-state solution’The Israeli government has green-lit a housing development in the West Bank that would cut off the occupied West Bank from East JerusalemBy Jesse Wolfsthal1 min read||August 21, 2025 09:55
Smotrich approves more than 3,000 new homes in long-frozen West Bank settlement to ‘bury Palestinian state’The project has been delayed for more than a decade due to international oppositionBy JC Reporter1 min read||August 14, 2025 10:31
Israeli Finance Minister Smotrich poses next to ‘death to Arabs’ graffiti during West Bank visitThe image was taken during a tour of settlement Sa-NurBy Eliana Silver1 min read||August 7, 2025 12:06
Activist featured in No Other Land reportedly killed by sanctioned settlerThe team behind the Oscar-winning documentary claimed that Awdah Hathaleen was attacked by Yinon Levi, who was recently removed from the US sanctions listBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||July 29, 2025 15:44
Far-right minister claims IDF chief supports ‘security annexation’ of sections of GazaBezalel Smotrich predicted that Israel would maintain a ‘permanent presence’ in the enclave even after the war endsBy JC Reporter2 min read||July 23, 2025 14:30
