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‘This is what annexation looks like’: the settler move to derail a Palestinian state

Settlement leaders, backed by senior ministers, are moving families onto empty land across the West Bank to create territorial continuity, with tens of thousands of dunams declared state land and tens of thousands of new housing units approved

Elisha Ben Kimon | 01.07.26

סיור ב חומש, יישוב בשומרון התנחלות בשומרון לציון עשרים שנה להתנתקות

Military order doubles evacuated West Bank settlement, leaves Palestinians in enclaves

A newly signed military order doubles the footprint of Homesh in northern West Bank, creates Palestinian enclaves and advances settlement expansion pushed by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich as the prime minister conducts talks in Washington

Elisha Ben Kimon | 12.30.25

Conflict with world intensifies: 14 countries condemn establishment of new settlements

'Breach of international law, danger to stability': Britain, Germany, France and other countries have come out against the cabinet's decision to establish 19 settlements, claiming that it could also affect Gaza deal; Saar hits back: 'Our right'

Itamar Eichner | 12.25.25

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

יהודים שתומכים בהקמת התנחלויות בעזה חודרים לשטח הרצועה

‘Our historical right’: the groups pushing to settle in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria

Several fringe groups have crossed military frontiers in recent months, pushing ideologically driven efforts to establish Jewish settlements, prompting arrests, military warnings and political pressure on officials to endorse their plans

Yair Kraus, Roni Green Shaulov, Moran Azulay | 12.11.25

תיעוד: מתנחלים מציתים כלי רכב בכפר בית ליד הפלסטיני

Hilltop youth are working to become a political force in Likud

The hilltop youths have begun a campaign aimed at influencing the party and introducing figures, some of whom were previously suspected of nationalist crimes, into political activity; Settlement officials are concerned

Elisha Ben Kimon | 11.19.25

Wanted: hilltop youth to secure Israel’s future

Opinion: Pioneer farms in Judea and Samaria bolster security, ease the IDF’s burden and block Palestinian land grabs backed by anarchist groups; the violent fringe must be addressed to protect the reputation of the vast, dedicated majority

Boaz Haetzni | 11.15.25

Jewish extremist violence against Palestinians rises, alarming Israeli security and settler leaders

Unlike in previous years, members of the so-called 'hilltop youth' — extremist young settlers, many living in unauthorized outposts — are increasingly encouraging one another and sharing details of their attacks on social media

Elisha Ben Kimon | 10.30.25

'They’ll push a Palestinian State on us': Trump shatters sovereignty dream, settler leaders fight back

After US president declared he would block any West Bank annexation, right-wing leaders vow to keep pressing Netanyahu to apply Israeli sovereignty, calling inaction a 'total failure' that endangers Israel’s national security

Elisha Ben Kimon | 10.19.25

השר בצלאל סמוטריץ' בהקפות שניות באנדרטת תחנת המשטרה שנחרבה

Despite war's end, Smotrich calls for renewed Jewish settlement in Gaza

Speaking in Sderot after hostage returns, finance minister says settlement key to long-term security; Strock warns new deal lacks firm guarantees on Hamas disarmament or Israeli control, fueling tensions within Netanyahu’s coalition

Shilo Freid, Roni Green Shaulov | 10.15.25

'That's enough': How Trump shattered the right's West Bank annexation dream

After counting on Trump to back West Bank sovereignty, settler leaders reel as he vows to block annexation; backlash mounts, with fears for Abraham Accords and Israel’s global standing

Dan Oren, Elisha Ben Kimon | 09.26.25

Netherlands to ban imports of goods from settlements

Foreign Minister David van Weel says the measure will be implemented soon; the move follows earlier sanctions on Israeli ministers and echoes steps by Spain and Ireland

Itamar Eichner | 09.11.25

Two decades after Gaza disengagement, first kindergarten opens in Homesh settlement

Samaria Council opened a kindergarten in Homesh 20 years after its evacuation under Israel’s disengagement plan; Leaders hailed it as a victory for Zionism as settlers push for more resettlement in West Bank

Elisha Ben Kimon | 09.01.25

This is the West Bank sovereignty plan settler leaders want Netanyahu to adopt

With France moving toward recognizing a Palestinian state, settler leaders urge Prime Minister Netanyahu to declare sovereignty over all areas without Palestinian residents; Smotrich pushes to act before global moves

Elisha Ben Kimon | 08.28.25

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