Tag: West Bank
Despite spate of violence, Israel to allow Palestinians to visit Temple Mount
Despite a wave of Palestinian Arab violence that has left 11 Israelis dead in recent weeks, Israel plans to allow women and children, as well as men over the age of 40, from the...
European Union funding illegal Palestinian projects in West Bank
A report by Israel’s Intelligence Ministry sharply criticizes the European Union for funding the Palestinian Authority’s illegal “takeover” of areas that are recognized as being under Israeli sovereignty.
First translated by Honest Reporting, the document...
IDF arrests terrorist’s brother, four other suspects, in raid near Jenin
In a counter-terrorism raid, Israel Defense Forces soldiers apprehended the brother of Diaa Hamarsheh, 27, on Wednesday, a day after Hamarsheh entered Israel illegally from the West Bank village of Yabad, near Jenin, and...
IDF sends four extra battalions amid security tensions in West Bank
The Israel Defense Force’s Judea and Samaria Division will receive four additional infantry battalions on Tuesday in the wake of two deadly ISIS-inspired terror attacks in Israel, Ynet reported on Monday.
The four battalions—from the Givati, Kfir,...
For first time in five years, IDF will not seal off West Bank during...
Israel will not place a closure around the borders of the West Bank during Purim for the first time in five years, Walla reported on Wednesday. The move had been customary to prevent terror attacks in...
Israeli settlement population up 16.5 percent in five years
Israeli settlements in Judea and Samaria have continued to grow over the past year, continuing a spurt of growth that began during the Trump administration, according to data compiled by WestBankJewishPopulationStats.com.
According to the statistics, the...
Rock-throwing incidents spike; Knesset bill in works demands tougher punishments
Palestinian stone-throwing incidents against Jews in Judea and Samaria spiked in 2021, capping a disturbing rise in the total number of attacks since 2018. Observers tell JNS that one reason is Israel’s failure properly...
‘Roots’ seeks to make flashpoints of peace in Samaria
In recent weeks, the hills of Samaria have been headline-making flashpoints in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
On Jan. 24, local residents stoned Palestinian cars and businesses, injuring three, in the roadside town of Huwara, awakening outrage...
Israeli security forces thwart terrorist infrastructure in Jordan Valley region
Hundreds of Israel Defense Forces soldiers, Border Police and Israel Police officers took part in a security operation on Sunday night in the Jordan Valley region, the Israeli military announced on Monday.
The operation was aimed...
Obsessed with Israeli settlements, Americans and Europeans turn blind eye to Palestinian violence
The United States and some European nations continue to demonstrate an obsession with Israeli “settlements” and isolated incidents by small groups of radical right-wing Israelis, mostly wayward youths, while completely ignoring the much larger...