Posts Tagged: settlers

Settlers Clash With Palestinians in Aftermath of West Bank Killing
The United Nations Mideast peace envoy warned against escalating tensions on Friday after Palestinian terrorists killed an Israeli in the occupied West Bank and Jewish...

Why the Double Standard on West Bank Violence?
JNS.org - To the casual observer of news from the Middle East, it would appear that the biggest story coming out of Israel lately is...

Palestinian Authority Praises Israel’s Public Security Minister for Condemning Settler Violence
The Palestinian Authority issued a rare statement of praise of an Israeli government minister on Wednesday, endorsing statements by Public Security Minister Omer Bar-Lev condemning...

Israeli Defense Minister Urges International Community to Act Against Palestinians Burning Swastika Inside Star of David
Israel Defense Minister Benny Gantz urged the international community and the Palestinian Authority to take action against the Palestinians who burned a swastika inside a...

Struggling With the Settlements: A Response
I thank Jerold Auerbach for his response to my criticisms of the settlement movement, but I regret I cannot agree with it. Mr. Auerbach seems to...

New York Times Pushes Claim That Settlers Are to Blame for Europe’s Anti-Israel Stance
A New York Times news article about Israel’s relations with Poland concludes with a quote from an Israeli politician who -- well, you can read...

Israeli Police Investigating Palestinian Woman’s Death in Car
Israeli police said on Saturday they were investigating the death of a Palestinian woman in the West Bank, after her husband said he suspected Israeli...

Facing Evacuation, Amona Settlers Plan Resistance Campaign
Facing a court-ordered evacuation, residents of the Jewish settlement outpost of Amona in the West Bank are digging in for a fight to the finish....

Newly Released Footage Reveals Controversial Whistle-Blower Breaking the Silence Telling Tourists That Israeli Settlers Poisoned Palestinian Wells
A newly released video reveals a co-founder of the NGO Breaking the Silence (BtS) telling tourists that Israeli settlers poisoned Palestinian wells, the Hebrew news site...

West Bank Israeli Settlements Petition High Court Over EU-Funded ‘Illegal’ Structures for Bedouin
Three Jewish settlements in the West Bank in the narrow corridor between Jerusalem and the Dead Sea have asked the High Court of Justice to demand that the state...

IDF Expresses Unease Over Wildcat Security Patrols in West Bank
Escalating Palestinian shooting, firebombing and stoning attacks against Israeli motorists have prompted residents of one Jewish town to start their own road patrols, much to...

Protests Break Out Following Terror Attack in Samaria
JPost- Settlers lightly injured two Palestinian girls by throwing stones at two school buses near the Yitzhar settlement in the West Bank, Palestinian...

Violent Protests Against Samaria’s Esh Kodesh Residents Stopped – For Now
Esh Kodesh, a community of 30 families located in northern Samaria near Shiloh, is set against the picturesque Samarian hills. Jewish residents make their living...

Middle East Peace Fantasies and the Israeli Reality
For the Prime Minister of Israel, it is flattery time in the international media. Having concluded that, for the foreseeable future, the Likudnik ogre from...