Judea and samaria

WATCH: 'All of Israel is ours': Smotrich calls to annex West Bank in Jerusalem Day speech

"The time has come for us to finally erase the lines that distinguish between Areas A, B, and C, the entire Land of Israel is ours," Smotrich said at the Religious Zionist Merkaz HaRav Yeshiva.

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich gives a Jerusalem Day address, May 14, 2026.
Judea and Samaria military court judge Uriel Dreyfus

A century since Dreyfus's wrongful conviction, a family member is promoted in the IDF

An Israeli woman herds sheep at El Nave Farm settler outpost in the West Bank. A shepherd becomes the eyes and ears of the areas outside the bigger, established communities in the West Bank, the writer notes.

Israel’s new pioneers: The farmers safeguarding the West Bank - opinion

PALESTINIAN STUDENTS gather near a fence installed by Israeli settlers on their way to school, near Umm al-Khair in the West Bank, on April 14, 2026.

Can we stop demonizing each other over the West Bank - opinion


Hamas deploys terror forces, resources to West Bank, Israeli security sources claim

Hamas ramps up operations in the West Bank, expanding terror infrastructure and planning attacks against Israelis, while IDF operations intensify.

Defense Minister Israel Katz with IDF soldiers in the West Bank; illustrative.

Huckabee hints: US would respect Israeli sovereignty move in West Bank

US Ambassador Mike Huckabee affirms Washington’s respect for Israeli sovereignty, rejects Palestinian state recognition, and champions Jerusalem as Israel’s undivided capital.

US Ambassador Mike Huckabee speaks at The Jerusalem Post at the Diplomatic Conference held at the Friends of Zion Museum media center in Jerusalem, September 16, 2025.

Recognizing a Palestinian state: The consequences of doing it before peace - opinion

The key to a better future for Palestinians, where they can govern themselves and build thriving communities alongside Israel, is ending Hamas’ reign of terror.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addresses the 79th United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters in New York, US, September 26, 2024

Samaria Regional Council to create official Charlie Kirk commemoration

The memorial is being organized in cooperation with Kirk’s associates and the Friends of Judea and Samaria in the United States.

Charlie Kirk holds an Israeli flag outside the Cave of the Patriarchs in the West Bank

The wrong vote at the wrong time - opinion

Why recognizing another Palestinian state would reward terror.

 Yisrael Ganz, Governor, Binyamin Region, Chairman, Yesha Council

In first, former police commissioner to head Israeli unit spearheading Gaza aid

Israel named retired Police Commissioner Yoram Halevy to lead COGAT, the army unit managing humanitarian aid in Gaza and coordination with the Palestinian Authority and global organizations.

Jerusalem police chief Yoram Halevi attends a recognition day for Israeli police at the Israeli parliament on February 05, 2018.

Iron Age olive oil center in Beit Aryeh shows Israelite kingdom’s economic power in Samaria

A study published in the Israel Antiquities Authority's latest volume found that olive oil production was a key economic engine for the ancient Kingdom of Israel.

View of an ancient olive press in an archeological digging site in the Sharafat neighborhood of Jerusalem, on March 27, 2019 (illustrative).

What archaeologists found at the birthplace of Menander, disciple of Simon Magus

Excavation at Khirbat Kafr Hatta reveals mosaics, ritual oil production, and a Greek blessing to a Samaritan owner.

The inscription on one of the mosaics

West Bank sovereignty? Supporters see chance to bury Oslo Accords, critics warn regional backlash

WEST BANK AFFAIRS: Critics say the plan proposed by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich still leaves Israelis in danger of violence.

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich holds a press conference with mayors of West Bank settlements, at the Finance Ministry in Jerusalem on September 3, 2025.

It's Israel's land: It's time to formally annex Judea and Samaria - opinion

Now is the time for Israel to step forward with clarity and moral strength by formally extending full sovereignty over Judea and Samaria.

BEIT EL: Not an ace up the sleeve. Pictured: Winery worker.