Keywords: West Bank


Israel Considers Shifting West Bank Settler Violence Cases From Army to Police

Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz is seeking to redefine the division of responsibilities between the military and the police in the occupied West Bank, proposing that law enforcement authorities take full charge of violence involving Jewish rioters. The initiative aims to allow the Israel......

European Diplomatic Delegation Attacked in the West Bank as French Mayor Is Beaten by Israeli Settlers

An attack by Israeli settlers on a European diplomatic delegation visiting the occupied West Bank has triggered condemnation from European officials and renewed scrutiny of escalating violence against Palestinian communities during the annual olive harvest. The incident occurred on Saturday in Taybeh,......

Netanyahu Responds to Obama’s Israel Criticism, Defends Jewish Historical Claims

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pushed back against former US President Barack Obama’s criticism of Israel’s treatment of Palestinians, defending Jewish historical ties to the land and rejecting the characterization of Israel’s presence as a form of foreign occupation. In......

Mahmoud Abbas Postpones Palestinian Parliamentary Elections to September 2027

RAMALLAH, Palestine — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has postponed parliamentary elections originally scheduled for November 28, 2026, and set a new date of September 11, 2027, for both legislative and presidential elections, according to an official decree reported by the Palestinian news......

Former European Leaders Urge EU Action Over Israel’s E1 Settlement Project

More than 500 former European diplomats, ministers and senior officials are pressing the European Union to take concrete measures against Israel’s expansion of settlements in the occupied West Bank, putting the controversial E1 project at the centre of renewed diplomatic pressure. In an open letter......

West Bank: Israeli Soldiers Accused of Facilitating Settlers' Access to Palestinian Olive Groves

The olive harvest season begins in a particularly tense climate in the occupied West Bank. Witnesses and rescuers cited by AFP report that Israeli soldiers intervened on Saturday during clashes around Palestinian olive groves, allegedly allowing settlers to access agricultural land. Several people are......

Jalud settler attack blocks Palestinian family’s return home in West Bank

More than 100 Israeli settlers attacked the Palestinian village of Jalud in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, September 29, as Israeli security forces attempted to facilitate the return of a Palestinian family displaced from its home. The confrontation left three Israeli border police officers lightly......

UK foreign secretary condemns Israeli actions in Gaza and West Bank

British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband has delivered one of the strongest recent criticisms from the UK government of Israel’s conduct in Gaza and the West Bank, describing the situation as a “stain on the conscience of the world” during the Labour Party’s annual conference in......

Israel-US ambassador’s son injured in West Bank checkpoint attack

The son of Israel’s ambassador to the United States was critically wounded Wednesday in a car-ramming incident at a checkpoint in the occupied West Bank, adding to a recent surge in violence across the territory. Neria Leiter, a reservist in the Israeli military, was seriously injured when a vehicle......