Settler Violence

In the fog of a justified war, Israel does little to stop settler violence - opinion

While settler attacks on West Bank Palestinian villagers and farmers continue to escalate, the government has done little but turn a blind eye.

Palestinians stand at the scene where vehicles and homes were set on fire following an attack by extremist Jewish settlers on the village of Deir al-Hatab, east of Nablus in the West Bank, March 22, 2026.
A PALESTINIAN man walks past Hebrew graffiti that reads, ‘Death to Arabs,’ on the wall of a home allegedly damaged house by Israeli settlers in the village of Deir al-Hatab in the West Bank, in March 2026.

Impunity by design: How the IDF, settlers repress Palestinians in the West Bank - opinion

Palestinians stand near damage caused during overnight attacks by Israeli settlers near the Al-Arroub refugee camp in Hebron, March 30, 2026.

Far Right Jewish West Bank activists publish document summarizing attacks on Arab population

Armed Israeli soldiers, settlers, Palestinians, and reporters watch smoke rise during West Bank clashes in November 2025.

Jewish settlers burn farms, buildings in West Bank as retaliation for Palestinian stone attack


Jewish settlers reportedly set fire to mosque near Nablus, spray 'revenge' in West Bank attack

The extremists were also suspected to have sprayed graffiti on the walls, writing several slogans such as "price tag" and "revenge".

A Palestinian man, holding Misbaha prayer beads, inspects the debris at a mosque, which Palestinians say was damaged by Israeli settlers, in West Bank village of Surra, near Nablus in the West Bank, February 23, 2026.

Israeli settler kills Palestinian-American teen in West Bank, local health ministry says

A US embassy official condemned the violence, telling Reuters on Thursday: "The US Department of State has no higher priority than the safety and security of US citizens overseas."

An Israeli settler rides a donkey near an Israeli vehicle, during olive harvesting in Silwad, near Ramallah, in the West Bank, October 29, 2025.

Bnei Brak shows Israel must address structures that enable 'fringe' violence - analysis

Those who condemn acts of violence perpetrated by one community or another tend to categorize the acts as stemming from the minority. If so, who is responsible for setting and enforcing boundaries?

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men clash with police following an assault on two female Israeli soldiers in Bnei Brak, central Israel, February 15, 2026.

Lessons from Hostages Forum: Making a Jewish movement for peace, equality - opinion

For too long, too many religious Jews have been asked to choose between loving our people and fulfilling our values.

MEMBERS OF the Hostages and Missing Families Forum hold a vigil in London for the one-year anniversary of the October 7 massacre, on October 7, 2024,

Palestinian cars smashed in West Bank altercation after attack on illegal settler farm

According to reports, Palestinians approached an illegal farm established by Jewish settlers on private land in Area B of the West Bank. Police told KAN that dozens of Palestinians attacked the farm.

SETTLERS NEAR the West Bank village of Talfit, where a violent altercation occurred between them and local residents, February 13, 2026.

Israel's prison chief Kobi Yaakobi summoned for second hearing ahead of possible indictment

IPS Commissioner Kobi Yaakobi was summoned for a second hearing on suspicion of fraud, breach of trust, and obstruction of investigations. A pre-indictment hearing is underway.

 Israel Prison Service chief Kobi Yaakobi attends a National Security committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament on November 20, 2024.

Court indicts 18-year-old over alleged racist revenge attack in Palestinian West Bank village

The case refers to the violent November attack on the Palestinian village of Jaba that erupted hours after security forces evacuated the unauthorized outpost of Tzur Misgabi in the Gush Etzion.

View of graffiti sprayed by extremist settlers in the village of Jaba, West Bank, November 18, 2025.

Arab Israeli children attacked by Jewish yeshiva students during field trip, 13 hospitalized

According to Kamal Abu Younis, principal of Ibn Khaldun Elementary School in Sakhnin, a group of yeshiva students spat on the Sakhnin students, sprayed tear gas and pepper spray, and beat them. 

Middle schoolers from Sakhnin recover after being attacked with pepper spray and tear gas by yeshiva students in the Jordan River Valley on February 4, 2026.

IDF 'Palestinian Affairs Chief': Jewish violence on W. Bank Palestinians harms Israeli security

Humanitarian efforts in Gaza held back worse delegitimization attacks, IDF Civil Administration Commander Maj. Gen. Rasan Elian said

Palestinian protesters confront a jewish man during a protest against Israeli settlements, near Qalqilya, in the West Bank, on August 12, 2022.

High Court to hear petition over alleged settler pressure, state inaction against Palestinians

They allege that sustained settler violence, combined with failures by the IDF and police to intervene, has led to the gradual displacement of families from the area.

 The High Court of Justice in Jerusalem