Settlers

Friend and frank critic: Huckabee on Israel, Gaza, and why Iran may need a 'third kick of the mule'

DIPLOMATIC AFFAIRS: Preparing to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary at the Museum of Tolerance Jerusalem, Huckabee says settler violence is hurting the Jewish state's reputation stateside.

AMBASSADOR MIKE HUCKABEE. As a staunch supporter of Israel and Zionism, he urges Israeli citizens to stop perpetrating violence against Palestinians in the West Bank for the sake of peace and prosperity for both peoples.
Israeli settler extremists throw stones at a dirt road at the Palestinian village of Kusra, in the West Bank, in an attempt to block the movement of Palestinians and Israeli forces, August 12, 2026

Police arrest first suspect in connection with violent settler incident in West Bank's Kusra

An Israeli soldier pray at the Western Wall, Judaism’s holiest prayer site in the Old City of Jerusalem.

IDF fires commander filmed praying with West Bank Jewish extremists during Kusra siege

A car, allegedly set on fire by settlers, in the West Bank village of Osarin, near Nablus, September 2, 2026.

Cars set on fire in West Bank village, suspected nationalistic motivation to attack - report


Settler violence rises, Israelis, foreigners question the cost of government inaction - editorial

When Israelis go to the polls in October, one of the primary questions they need to ask themselves is whether they want a government that will continue to allow extremism to run unfettered.

The damage following an attack by Israeli settlers in the village of Tell, near the West Bank city of Nablus, July 25, 2026.

Jewish settler ambushed near Kiryat Arba, forces rescue abducted woman

In a separate incident, a woman in her 20's living in central Israel who had been forcibly taken to Hebron was located and rescued by authorities.

 The Israeli police pointing towards the inside of a car.

MKs attend reestablishment of West Bank settlement of Ganim, 21 years after disengagement

Katz and MK Yuli Edelstein attended the inauguration ceremony, breaking ground alongside Samaria Regional Council Yossi Dagan and several other members of Knesset.

Jews return to the former settlement of Ganim in the northern West Bank, which was evacuated in 2005 as part of Israel’s Disengagement Plan, August 13, 2026.

Settler leaders condemn Kusra violence, warn of ‘irreversible damage’ to Israel

Yesha Council chairman Yisrael Ganz and Beit El council head Shai Alon condemn extremists, with Alon warning that the violence is causing “irreversible damage” to Israel and the settlement movement.

Footage showing extremist settlers running in the West Bank village of Kusra, August 12, 2026.

IDF reverses evacuation of Palestinians amid settler chaos in West Bank's Kusra

Settler extremists accused of cutting electricity, water to Palestinian homes • Locals describe feeling helpless as Ben-Gvir says some settlers "must be stopped"

Footage showing extremist settlers throwing rocks in the West Bank village of Kusra, August 12, 2026.

'We feel besieged': Family vows to stay as settler extremists target West Bank town of Kusra

Palestinian local Qusai Abu Ridi told the Post settlers remain near the family’s home, despite military efforts to remove them, leaving the family fearful of further attacks.

 Israeli soldiers (top) stand guard next to settlers in front of the Palestinian houses in the village of Kusra, south of Nablus, in the occupied West Bank, on August 12, 2026.

Israel's failure to restrain violent Jewish extremists in West Bank reaches new low - analysis

How much longer before the IDF entirely loses the power to enforce order on violent Jewish extremists?

The damage following an attack by Israeli settlers in the village of Tell, near the West Bank city of Nablus, July 25, 2026.

Settler extremists clash with IDF after outpost evacuation, lay siege to West Bank village

Extremists appear to be dismantling fences, blocking roads, and besieging the area near Kusra, in footage seen by The Jerusalem Post.

Settlers near Kusra blocking a road with rocks.

‘We are not going anywhere’: Danon defends West Bank settlements at UN meeting

Israel’s UN Ambassador Danny Danon rejected claims that West Bank settlements are obstacles to peace, telling the Security Council that they would remain and continue to grow.

Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon speaks during a meeting at the United Nations headquartes in New York City, March 20, 2025.

WATCH: Two settlers disconnect electricity, destroy property of Palestinian family in West Bank

This comes after an order barring Israeli protective presence activists, who work to protect Palestinian residents within the West Bank, from around the town of Taiba, near Ramallah. 

Settler tears an electrical wire at a family's residential compound inside Taiba's closed military zone, August 11, 2026..