#JudeaAndSamaria

Politics | Hamas, Gaza & The Palestinian Authority

Poll: 75% of Young West Bank Arabs Believe Israel Doesn’t Have A Right To Exist

This survey examines social and political issues and attitudes among the Palestinian public in the West Bank, against the backdrop of the events of October 7, 2023, and the Swords of Iron War. It is a unique survey focusing on the West Bank during wartime

Politics | Opinion

U.S. recognition of Judea, Samaria needed to get hostages back

The United Nations vote in favor of Palestinian statehood earlier this month was an opening act for this week's conference, where France, Britain and a long list of other Western nations recognized a "state of Palestine."

Politics | Debunking Lies

The ‘settler violence’ lie

As Rosh Hashanah approaches, we are reminded to safeguard the truth and to stand firm in defending our communities in Judea and Samaria.

News | News

Ben-Gvir urges Netanyahu to bring about PA collapse

Israel's national security minister was responding to a report that Mahmoud Abbas may renew his attempts to transform the P.A. into a state.

Politics | Judea & Samaria

Knesset conference pushes Judea and Samaria sovereignty

Separately, the Knesset's Subcommittee on Judea and Samaria discussed the practical implications of declaring sovereignty over the area.

Politics | Debunking Lies

The Settler Violence Myth

How a flawed narrative about Jewish settlers in Judea and Samaria became a global campaign—and a weapon against Israel

Politics | Judea & Samaria

Israeli Cabinet votes to stop Palestinian takeover of Judea and Samaria

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said the decision was part of his "normalization and de facto sovereignty revolution" in Judea and Samaria.

Politics | Judea & Samaria

A Mall in Ramallah – Commentary Magazine

It may not seem important, but the dueling Palestinian reactions to the opening of a mall in Ramallah are telling. “Icon Mall marked its opening on Saturday with live music,

Politics | Judea & Samaria

Israel opens longest scenic route in Judea and Samaria

The Gvaot Forest Scenic Route is a "stunning natural experience" and "another link in the normalization of settlement," said Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich.

News | Israel At War

IDF deploys tanks near Jenin for first time since 2002

The Israeli military is intensifying counter-terror operations in northern Samaria following Thursday's failed bus bombings near Tel Aviv.

Politics | Judea & Samaria

IDF takes first step in regularizing two outposts in Judea and Samaria

The military order that establishes the municipal boundaries is the first step in legalizing Adorayim and Ahiya.

News | News

71% of Israelis oppose Palestinian state; 68% support sovereignty in J&S

More than half of respondents would oppose a Palestinian state even if it were part of a Saudi-Israel peace deal.

Politics | Hamas, Gaza & The Palestinian Authority

Abbas congratulates freed terrorist who killed Jews, including 9-month-old

"His phone call tonight to a murderer of Jews is a wake-up call to those who still delude themselves about the P.A. being an alternative to Hamas in Gaza after the war," said Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich.

Politics | Judea & Samaria

Judea and Samaria: What’s in a name?

Throughout the centuries, maps of Palestine included the names “Judea” and “Samaria” with “West Bank” quite lacking.

Politics | Judea & Samaria

Thanks Trump! Palestinians cheer as dozens of terrorists freed to Judea and Samaria

“The wholesale release of terrorists into Judea and Samaria is a clear danger to the country,” said Samaria Regional Council’s head Yossi Dagan.

Politics | American Politics

Cotton introduces bill to ban federal use of the term ‘West Bank’

“It’s time to call this region by its rightful name and stop playing into anti-Israel propaganda,” the Arkansas senator wrote.

Politics | Trump Administration/Congress

Biden admin sanctions more Israeli 'settlers,' NGOs, including key development group

The impact of the move is expected to remain limited following last week's election of President-elect Donald Trump.

Politics | Judea & Samaria

Judea and Samaria leaders hail Trump, eye sovereignty push

Donald Trump's victory on Nov. 5 was widely welcomed in the area's Jewish communities.

Politics | Judea & Samaria

French olim arrive in Samaria on Oct. 7 anniversary

"The Land of Israel is the safest place," one of the immigrants from Paris said.

Politics | Judea & Samaria

IDF expands Judea and Samaria security guards authority

The order allows for a search of every "person's body, vehicles, baggage and other goods at the entry point to the community."

Politics | Judea & Samaria

Samaria Council launches campaign for Gaza resettlement

In August 2005, Israel unilaterally disengaged from the Strip, removing thousands of Jews from their homes.

Politics | Judea & Samaria

IDF soldiers: 'Lessons of October 7 not learned in Judea and Samaria'

'At least 1000 infiltrators cross into Israeli territory every week without the IDF intervening so far. The wall is worth nothing,' IDF surveillance post operators warn.

Politics | Judea & Samaria

IDF eliminates Shalit deal terrorist involved in Judea, Samaria, attacks

IDF announces that Nael Sakhl, a senior Hamas terrorist who was freed in the 2011 'Shalit deal,' was eliminated in Gaza.

Politics | Judea & Samaria

Smotrich details ‘mega-dramatic' shift to tighten control of Judea and Samaria

"We are in the middle of a huge job right now to implement a completely new enforcement system in the Civil Administration," the finance minister said.

News | Iran

Iran’s Plans for an October 7 in the West Bank

Knowing what we know now, if the international community had the opportunity to prevent another October 7 from materializing, would it? The answer seems to be no. In the lead-up

Politics | Media Bias

UPI Lies About U.N. Data, Promotes Blood Libel That Jewish Settlers Killed Nearly 200

UPI's Adam Schrader falsely reports that according to UN data, Israeli settlers are responsible for most of the 199 Palestinians killed in the West

Politics | Trump Administration/Congress

House bill calls for US to refer officially to ‘Judea, Samaria,’ not ‘West Bank’

“The term ‘West Bank’ is used to delegitimize Israel’s historical claim to this land,” stated Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-N.Y.).

History | History

When the US supported Zionist territorial claims

One could ask Blinken whether “old” settlements are legal or whether it is only “any expansion” of Jewish communities that would be illegal.

Politics | Opinion

The Phony “Occupation” Dodge

Francesca Albanese, the Italian lawyer who holds the United Nations position of “Special Rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories,” is defensive when it comes to accusations of anti-Semitism. This is understandable, considering her own record of controversial statements. In 2014, she wrote that the United States tends to be pro-Israel because it is “subjugated by the Jewish lobby,” while Europe supports the Jewish state because of its “sense of guilt about the Holocaust.” In most places, revealing that you believe conspiracy theories about Jews controlling America would be disqualifying. At the United Nations, it earns you a promotion.

Politics | Opinion

How the ‘settler violence’ campaign works

One of the many distressing aspects of the campaign to criminalize Israeli civilians is that it’s apparently the first target. The next one? The IDF.

Politics | Judea & Samaria

Israeli wounded in northern Samaria terror bombing

Terrorists threw an explosive device at the car carrying five residents of Homesh, one of whom had survived a prior attack in the same area.

Politics | Judea & Samaria

Elder Of Ziyon - Israel News: Ich bin a “Violent Settler”

Who is affected by Biden's Executive Order on Imposing Certain Sanctions on Persons Undermining Peace, Security, and Stability in the West Bank?

Politics | Trump Administration/Congress

What exactly is Biden's issue with Israeli law enforcement?

Among the many challenges facing Israeli leaders, there is no choice but to go to battle over Biden's Executive Order targeting individual Israelis with sanctions.

Politics | Judea & Samaria

The Fraudulent Case Against ‘Violent Settlers’

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Politics | Judea & Samaria

IDF kills 3 terrorists in Jenin hospital, thwarting imminent attacks

Palestinian terrorists have long used the medical center as a base to plan and carry out terror attacks, according to the IDF.

Politics | Judea & Samaria

Over 2,600 terror attacks in Judea and Samaria since Oct. 7

Palestinian terrorists in Judea, Samaria and the Jordan Valley have killed five civilians and wounded many others since Oct. 7.

Politics | Hamas, Gaza & The Palestinian Authority

The Tunnels: An Existential Threat

The U.S. has declassified intelligence revealing, for the nth time that, yes, al-Shifa hospital in Gaza was used by Hamas commanders. I’m not sure what

Politics | Israeli Politics

In letter to Biden, Israeli MKs demand explanation of claims against 'settlers'

"Battling violence is an objective that we share—but our efforts must not stray from the facts and the truth," the lawmakers write.

Politics | Debunking Lies

Israeli FM condemns ‘settler violence' narrative as ‘blood libel'

A Samaria Regional Council report found the U.N. massaged the numbers to present a false picture.

Politics | Trump Administration/Congress

Biden’s Spiteful and Fatuous “Settler Blacklist

The UK is marching in lockstep with America's disastrous Middle East policy

News | Israel At War

Netanyahu: ‘I will not replace Hamastan with Fatahstan'

Israel rebuffs U.S. call to hand over the Gaza Strip to the Palestinian Authority.

Politics | Judea & Samaria

Why Israel is entitled in law to the "West Bank"

On Tuesday, I took part in Times Radio’s breakfast show to discuss that day’s news with my fellow columnist Hugo Rifkind and presenters Aasmah Mir and Stig Abell.

Politics | Judea & Samaria

Destroying Jewish History: Palestinian Authority building neighborhood on Joshua's Altar site

A construction vehicle was confiscated after an inspector found that the Palestinian Authority had begun paving roads on the ruins of the historic site.

News | Israel & The Jewish Community

Horrors of the “Occupation”

The tragic conditions that residents of Ramallah and Gaza must endure, revealed in TikTok videos

News | ISRAEL NEWS

'IDF anti-terrorism operation has saved hundreds of Israeli lives'

  A little over a year ago, on April 7, 2022, a Palestinian gunman who infiltrated Israel from Jenin shot

Politics | Politics

'Esther was murdered with monstrous cruelty' - Inside Israel - Israel National News

52-year-old mother of six Esther Horgan, who was murdered by an Arab terrorist while jogging, will be laid to rest this morning.

Politics | Leftists & Antisemitism

Democratic congresswomen try to derail Israel's sovereignty bid in new letter

Four Democratic members of the US House of Representatives have been circulating a letter to US Secretary of State Mike

News | Israel לב ישראל

Everyone needs to know the truth about the West Bank - and here it is

People refer to the West Bank as "occupied." But is that even what it's called? Are the Jewish people occupying their own land? Here are all the answers!

History | History

FDR's letter to the Palestine Pavilion at the World's Fair and the legality of Jewish settlements

n 1939, this letter by President Franklin Roosevelt was published by the organizers of the Palestine Pavilion at the New York World's Fair....