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“Ultra-nationalist Itamar Ben-Gvir, the national security minister who’s been in charge of policing since 2022, is known for his hardline attitude towards the Palestinian Arabs and instinct to excuse Jewish misdeeds”

MELANIE PHILLIPS BLOG The muddled morass of “settler violence” November 21, 2025 …The truth is that reports of “settler violence” are overwhelmingly exaggerated and distorted. A report published in the summer by Regavim, the Israeli organisation that monitors Judea and … Continue reading

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“Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned that moves toward annexing West Bank could endanger Trump’s plan to end the Gaza war”

JPOST Netanyahu: West Bank annexation bill a ‘provocation’ to sow discord between Israel, US Reuters October 23, 2025 The recent Knesset vote on West Bank annexation was a “deliberate political provocation by the opposition” meant to incite conflict during US … Continue reading

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“Following the confrontation on Friday, settlers allegedly blocked an ambulance and paramedics from reaching Musallet for three hours”

JPOST Huckabee: Probe ‘terrorist’ killing of Palestinian American in West Bank Grace Gilson July 15, 2025 US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee called on Israel to “aggressively investigate” the killing of Saif Musallet, a 20-year-old Palestinian-American man, whose family alleges … Continue reading

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“On Wednesday, a Palestinian terrorist opened fire on Israeli vehicles in the northern West Bank, fatally wounding a pregnant woman and injuring her husband as they made their way to the hospital to deliver their baby”

ALGEMEINER Hamas Praises Murder of Pregnant Israeli Mother After Terrorist Attack in West Bank Ailin Vilches Arguello May 15, 2025 Hamas sparked global outrage after lauding the murder of a pregnant Israeli mother of three — shot in the West … Continue reading

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“The Jewish people’s legal and historic rights to Judea and Samaria goes back thousands of years,” Cotton said. “The U.S. should stop using the politically charged term West Bank to refer to the biblical heartland of Israel”

JNS Cotton introduces bill to ban federal use of the term ‘West Bank’ December 5, 2024 Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) introduced legislation on Thursday that would ban the federal government from using the term “West Bank” and instead use Judea … Continue reading

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“Iran seeks as a strategic objective to surround Israel with a crescent of active fronts maintained by Iran and supported by Islamist client militias”

GATESTONE Iran’s War Against Israel – From the West Bank Khaled Abu Toameh August 28, 2024 …On August 25, a committee set up by Abbas to prepare for the return of the Palestinian Authority to the Gaza Strip decided to “contact the … Continue reading

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Kontorovich: “What is clear is that in the late 1960s, the moment that mattered, nothing in international law demonstrated that Israel must engage in the unprecedented action not allowing its Jewish population to live in the areas from which they were expelled”

TABLET MAG Israeli Settlements Are Not Illegal Eugene Kontorivich August 9, 2023 …Moreover one cannot occupy one’s own territory: If Ukraine retakes Crimea from Russia, it will not be an occupation just because it had long been administered by Moscow. … Continue reading

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The alleged distress of “pro-Palestinian” individuals and pressure groups has nothing to do with a genuine concern for the Palestinians — and everything to do with a racist hatred of Jews

GATESTONE A Cry for Help from Palestinians Bassam Tawil August 4, 2023 On July 30, thousands of Palestinians in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip took to the streets to protest harsh living conditions and a shortage of power and gas. The … Continue reading

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As a defender of Jewish rights in Judea and Samaria, I’ve lost track of the number of times I’ve been called a murderer, Nazi, psychopath, colonialist, apartheidist, or simply an animal on social media

TABLET MAG I Have a Right to Live in Judea and Samaria Malkah Fleisher July 20, 2023 On June 20, four Jews near the town of Eli were just going about their day when they were targeted and shot to … Continue reading

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UN Commission of Inquiry set forth “grounds to conclude that the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territory is now unlawful under international law”

FOUNDATION FOR DEFENSE OF DEMOCRACIES Pending ICJ Case Threatens to Demand Unconditional Israeli Withdrawal from West Bank Orde Kittrie July 21, 2023 …Per UN Security Council Resolution 242 and the Oslo Accords, Israel need withdraw only in exchange for lasting peace. Under … Continue reading

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