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.

|ByANNA BARSKY
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

With this promotion, Uriel has reached the same rank his forefather had achieved in his lifetime, over a century after he was wrongfully convicted of treason and used as an antisemitic scapegoat. 

|ByMICHAEL STARR
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

Young Israeli families on remote farms are quietly reshaping security and land realities in Judea and Samaria.

|ByJOSH HASTEN
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

We are all Jews living in the same small, besieged country. We all lost friends and family on October 7. We all want our children to grow up safely.

|ByALIZA PILICHOWSKI

Annexation, Gaza, and the UNGA: Israel faces a month of fateful choices

NATIONAL AFFAIRS: From annexation maps to Gaza operations, September could prove a turning point for Israel as the UN, Europe, and Arab states raise the stakes.

SEPTEMBER 5, 2025ByHERB KEINON
THIS MONTH is shaping up to be more consequential than most for the Jewish state, but Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is calibrating not only what steps Israel might take, but when to take them.

Embracing pragmatic partial sovereignty in the West Bank - opinion

The settlement movement stands at a critical crossroads.

SEPTEMBER 3, 2025ByTULY WEISZ
CHAIRMAN OF the Yesha Council, Israel Ganz, speaks during an interview. Today’s partial sovereignty can become tomorrow’s complete sovereignty if we accept what is achievable now while continuing to work toward our ultimate goals, says the writer.

West Bank sees highest terrorist home demolitions in decade after October 7

Security officials say the goal is not only to punish the perpetrators of attacks but also to deter those who are “on the fence” from joining terrorist activity.

SEPTEMBER 1, 2025ByWALLA!
Palestinians inspect a blacksmith workshop after it was demolished by Israeli military bulldozers east of the West Bank city of Nablus, July 3, 2025.

Accepting left-wing push for Palestinian state 'suicidal,' Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar says

Sa’ar’s statements come after various countries recently announced that they would recognize a Palestinian state under different conditions.

AUGUST 26, 2025ByKESHET NEEV
Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar at a briefing with the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations.

Building E1 between Jerusalem, Ma'aleh Adumim is critical for Israel's future - opinion

KNOW COMMENT: There are six key reasons why building E1 is key for the future of Jerusalem, Israel's security, and diplomatic sanity.

AUGUST 22, 2025ByDAVID M. WEINBERG
FINANCE MINISTER Bezalel Smotrich speaks at a news conference, announcing plans to approve more than 3,000 housing units in the E1 area between Jerusalem and Ma’aleh Adumim, last week.

Hands-off approach: Israel to make its own decisions regarding West Bank, Huckabee tells 'Post'

DIPLOMATIC AFFAIRS: US Ambassador Mike Huckabee speaks to the 'Post' on Judea and Samaria, Syria, antisemitism, and the US's special relationship with Israel.

AUGUST 21, 2025ByALEX WINSTON, AMICHAI STEIN
‘ISRAEL IS a unique partner, unlike any other.’ For Ambassador Mike Huckabee, the US-Israel partnership faces both unprecedented opportunities and familiar pressures, which he is excited to tackle.

IDF claims dozens of Palestinians attacked Jewish farm in West Bank

One of the wounded is an IDF soldier on leave, who fired his gun into the air and then at one of the terrorists, who was wounded from the gunfire.

AUGUST 13, 2025ByTPS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israeli security members stand next to a settlement outpost established in the area, near Duma in Nablus, in the West Bank, March 14, 2025.

Republican recognition grants Israel historic chance to cement West Bank sovereignty - editorial

Today, America’s conservatives stand beside us, urging the same resolve. It is an invitation Israel should embrace with confidence.

AUGUST 5, 2025ByJPOST EDITORIAL
US House Speaker Mike Johnson visits the West Bank, August 4, 2025.

US speaker Mike Johnson in Ariel visit: West Bank must remain 'integral part of Israel'

Johnson was originally planning to visit Israel on June 22, but announced on June 16 that he would be postponing his visit due to the outbreak of the Israel-Iran war.

AUGUST 4, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
US House Speaker Mike Johnson visits the West Bank, August 4, 2025.

Jabotinsky's ‘Iron Wall’: The strategic doctrine Israel desperately needs - opinion

The Iron Wall was never just about force. It was about vision and the clarity to defend our legitimacy unapologetically and understand our enemies.

JULY 30, 2025ByDEBORAH DANINO HARKHAM
Ze’ev Jabotinsky, founder of Revisionist Zionism