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Judea and Samaria

מתוך סדרת התצלומים. שהם שושנה אור ישראל מימין

Through the lens: the settler girls building Zionism’s next chapter

In a remote West Bank outpost, teenage settler girls live without smartphones or schools, working the land and documenting what they saw as the next chapter of Zionism; five-year photo project captures their vision of history in the making

Shmuel Munitz | 02.01.26

Israel says Doctors Without Borders employs terror affiliates, orders exit from Gaza

Diaspora Affairs Ministry says group refused to share names of Palestinian staff, alleges ties to terror groups; MSF cites safety concerns and rising toll on aid workers amid war in Gaza

Itamar Eichner | 02.01.26

הסנאטור פלאביו בולסונרו, מועמד הימין לנשיאות ברזיל, בביקור בפדואל עם יוסי דגן

Brazilian presidential hopeful Flávio Bolsonaro visits West Bank, backs Israeli sovereignty

Son of jailed ex-president tours Samaria settlements with brother Eduardo, voices full support for Israeli control of West Bank and pledges return visit if elected; trip aligns with settler push to build global backing for annexation

Elisha Ben Kimon | 01.26.26

After decades of calm, Israel revives old Jordan border outposts as new threats emerge

Long-neglected bunkers and outposts dating back to the 1960s being restored as Israel fortifies its porous eastern border, citing growing smuggling networks and fears that terrorists could exploit the Jordan frontier for mass infiltration attacks

Yoav Zitun | 01.25.26

דוחפים לריבונות : מדינות בארהב יקדמו הצעת חוק - במקום גדה מערבית יהודה ושומרון

Settler leaders push US states to rename West Bank as Judea and Samaria

US state-level efforts to reframe terminology around disputed territory gain traction, as Israeli officials aim to build pressure on Trump and block any future recognition of a Palestinian state

Elisha Ben Kimon | 01.15.26

Israeli security forces stand between Jewish settlers and Palestinians, accompanied by Israeli and foreign activists, each side carrying their flags in West Bank

In Judea and Samaria’s war of narratives, whose story will win?

Netanyahu’s coalition is pushing Trump for a sovereignty nod, but the American president is signaling caution on annexation

Maayan Hoffman | 01.08.26

An Israeli settlement in Judea and Samaria

Congressional candidate pledges to push US recognition of West Bank as part of Israel

On West Bank visit, Brian Cole briefed by security officials who explained that a terrorist could hold a handheld rocket launcher and fire it directly over the Green Line; reaffirms Israel's right to defend itself

Maayan Hoffman/The Media Line | 01.04.26

Israel's next war may already be coming, expert says

JCFA's Dan Diker says the next October 7 could come out of the Palestinian territories in Judea and Samaria

Maayan Hoffman, ILTV | 01.03.26

Israel moves to restore another settlement evacuated in 2005 disengagement

Government approves plan to allow settlers to return to Sa-Nur 20 years after its evacuation, de facto repealing 2005 disengagement in northern West Bank

Elisha Ben Kimon | 12.23.25

גרעין שא־נור מדליק נר שמיני של חנוכה, אמש

Settlers mark 50 years in northern Samaria and press ahead with government backing

After rebuilding Homesh, settlement leaders are racing toward Sa Nur and approved returns to Ganim and Kadim, moves backed by the government that effectively undo the 2005 pullout from northern Samaria

Elisha Ben Kimon | 12.22.25

Israel boosts archaeological enforcement and excavations in the West Bank

Archaeological activity in the West Bank has greatly expanded after approving 120 million shekel plan, boosting budgets, enforcement powers and excavations; officials say move aims to protect heritage sites, amid political and academic controversy

Elisha Ben Kimon | 12.21.25

Israel moves to curb illegal Palestinian land takeovers

Naomi Kahn, director of the International Division of Regavim: The government is now beginning to crack down

Sivan Raviv, ILTV | 12.18.25

The illegal hilltop outpost thriving as enforcement fades in the West Bank

Founded by yeshiva students in 2022, Nahalat Zvi has grown as residents describe repeated evictions ending under the current government, with new structures added even as legal experts warn the access road crosses private Palestinian land

Elisha Ben Kimon | 12.09.25

Smotrich launches 2.7B-shekel plan to reshape communities ‘beyond the Green Line’

In a dramatic move likely to shape a reality future governments will struggle to reverse, the finance minister is channeling unprecedented funds for new communities, roads, land registration and security; a key step is relocating three IDF bases to northern Samaria

Elisha Ben Kimon | 12.08.25

A man dressed as Santa Claus sells balloons near Nativity Square during a Christmas tree lighting ceremony in Bethlehem, West Bank, on December 6, 2025

Christmas celebrations return to Bethlehem after 2 years of war in Gaza

After two bleak holiday seasons, families and vendors fill Manger Square again as Bethlehem cautiously rebuilds its tourism lifeline, even as West Bank tensions, checkpoints and violence temper hopes for recovery and peace

Associated Press | 12.07.25