Population of west bank

IDF admits West Bank commander met settler official, denies secret coordination of Jericho outpost

IDF sources confirm Maj. Gen. Avi Bluth met with a regional defense officer, but denies claims that he secretly coordinated a new settler outpost near Jericho.

Jewish Israeli settlers are seen at a compound of eight houses near the Palestinian city of Jericho in the West Bank, November 5, 2026.
Highway 465's expansion was approved.

Smotrich announces expansion of West Bank's Highway 465, pushes for new level of 'safety, security'

Gun used in Jerusalem terror attack, September 8, 2025.

Carlo submachine gun: The DIY weapon of choice for Palestinian terrorists

A general view of houses in the Israeli settlement of Maale Adumim in the West Bank

Israeli settlements expand by record amount, UN rights chief says


Security cabinet debates building 14,000 new Palestinian homes in Area C

Should recent terror attacks impact major housing decisions?

A Palestinian man hangs a Palestinian flag atop the ruins of a mosque, during a snow storm in West Bank village of Mufagara

From New York to Tekoa

Scholar Sara Hirschhorn dives into the world of American Jews who settled in the West Bank.

Jewish settlers hold Israeli flags during a protest in Tekoa in November 2013

UN: Israel policies forcing Palestinians to leave Area C of the West Bank

Many of the Palestinians living in Area C have inadequate housing, shelters do not protect the residents from the heat, communities that were previously prosperous have become reliant on food aid.

Natalie Grove, OHCHR (UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights)

Lies, damn lies and demographics: Are Jews now a minority between the river and the sea?

Israeli statisticians bemoan "inflated" Palestinian figures, which suggest Arabs outnumber Jews across Israel and the Palestinian territories.

Jewish youth gather outside Damascus gate on 'Jerusalem Day,' May 17, 2015.

Minor evicted from West Bank home heads South

IDF: standoff resolved over evicting 15-year-old right-wing activist from W. Bank parents’ house for alleged violence, disturbances.

IDF soldiers patrol the Gush Etzion Junction in the West Bank, in January

National-religious rabbis issue letter of support for administrative detainees

There are currently three people who have been put on administrative detention, Meir Ettinger, Evyatar Slonim and Mordechai Meir.

Rabbi Dov Lior

Who needs Iowa? Huckabee to hold fund-raiser in West Bank settlement

The event – a rare one for US presidential candidates – was arranged by Miami-based Simon Falic, who with his brothers owns Duty Free Americas Inc., the largest duty-free operator in the US.

US Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee speaks to the 42nd annual meeting of the American Legislative Exchange Council in San Diego

Meretz labeling bill will hurt Palestinians, factory owners in West Bank tell Gal-On

The letter called on Gal-On to withdraw the proposal, or else

Meretz leader Zehava Gal-On presenting the party's diplomatic platform

Palestinian arrested after attempting to ram car into IDF soldiers in Gush Etzion

One soldier was hit in the incident, yet he remained unharmed and did not require medical attention.

Israeli security forces in Gush Ezion juction.