Hilltop youth

One lightly injured in West Bank car ramming, but no terrorist motivation, IDF confirms

The incident reportedly developed after Hilltop Youth extremist settlers established a barricade, attempting to prevent Palestinian vehicles from transiting through the area.

Soldiers at the Gush Etzion Junction after a ramming attack.
Extremist settler activists clash with Palestinians and members of Sons of Abraham over a disputed property in the West Bank, broadcast October 11, 2026.

Israeli extremist settlers use sheep farms, intimidation to expand West Bank control, CBS reports

A man holds a fire flapper near destroyed cars, which Palestinians say were burned by Israeli settlers, in Yabrud, near Ramallah, in the West Bank, October 4, 2026.

Jewish settler extremists torch Palestinian homes, livestock shelters in West Bank attack - report

AN ISRAELI settler (R) and a Palestinian farmer are seen arguing during olive harvesting in Silwad, near Ramallah, on October 29, 2025.

West Bank settler violence and illegal farms are no surprise, veteran journalist warns - opinion


An absurd theater: How ‘settler violence’ statistics fuel a false narrative - opinion

What exactly are they counting when they tally up “settler violence?” I’ve seen the reports, and I’ve lived the reality. The numbers aren’t just inflated, they’re ridiculous.

Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron

West Bank settlements are Israel's forward position, and its first line of defense - opinion

Rabbi Yoni Rosensweig recently captured the moral complexity of life in this land through a powerful analogy from the film A Few Good Men.

 DR. SHMUEL HARRIS (L) and Rosensweig, authors of ‘Nafshi Bish’elati: The Halachot of Mental Health.’

How media misreporting in Turmus Aiya shaped a false wartime narrative - opinion

Misreporting around Route 60 near Turmus Aiya highlights how quickly unverified claims can shape narratives in a volatile conflict.

 Israeli soldiers at the entrance to the West Bank village of  Turmus Aiya, June 21, 2023

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

The document, which lists the terror attacks committed by far Right Jewish activists in West Bank villages, was sent to security officials alongside a poster condemning IDF Maj.-Gen. Avi Bluth.

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

How Israel's hilltop settlers coordinate attacks to expel Palestinians - analysis

Most of the world considers all Israel's settlement activity in the West Bank illegal under international law relating to military occupations. Israel disputes this view.

A masked man prepares to hurl stones at Palestinians who had gathered for the annual olive harvest season, during an attack by Israeli settlers on the Palestinian village of Beita, south of Nablus in the West Bank, on October 10, 2025.

Attorney urges Shin Bet action after alleged Jaffa attack by Hilltop Youth

An attorney claimed the Shin Bet policy of relocating violent settlers into Israel proper has led to rising threats in mixed cities like Jaffa, endangering residents’ safety.

An attorney has urged the Shin Bet to act after three Jewish hilltop youth allegedly attacked a pregnant Arab woman in Jaffa, warning that settler violence is being shifted from the West Bank into Israel’s cities.

Police arrest Hilltop Youth for 'racist attack' on pregnant Arab woman, family in Jaffa - KAN

According to initial reports, KAN explained, the Hilltop Youth assaulted the woman while she sat in her car with her family, spraying them with pepper spray while shouting "dirty Arab."

An illustrative image of a man in handcuffs, being arrested.

Israel must restore equality under the law or risk collapse of its liberal democracy - opinion

A danger that Israel's liberal democracy might collapse does exist, unless a change takes place in the foreseeable future in the way the state is being run.

Israeli security forces clash with Jewish settlers during the evacuation of Illegal structures in Tzur Misgavi, an outpost in Gush Etzion, in the West Bank, November 17, 2025

Netanyahu to convene session discussing West Bank settler violence this week

Topics to be discussed at the session will include attaching ankle monitors to those found to already have restraining orders.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Knesset, November 10, 2025.

WATCH: Hilltop Youth, security forces clash during demolition of illegal settlement extension

Gush Etzion Regional Council reached out to Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich to request his assistance in dealing with the "anarchy" developing in the area in a letter sent in September.

Israeli security forces clash with Jewish settlers during the evacuation of Illegal structures in Tzur Misgavi, an outpost in Gush Etzion, in the West Bank, November 17, 2025