Half of ‘settler violence’ complaints manufactured by foreign activists, Knesset told

A Foreign Affairs and Defensce subcommittee convened to address allegations of foreign anarchists purporting to be human rights activists harassing Israeli security personnel in Judea and Samaria. Read more

New Zealand says no to Hamas and extremist Israeli settlers

In one day, New Zealand has banned entry to Israeli settlers who have committed violent attacks and have proscribed Hamas as a terrorist entity in its entirety. Read more

London to bar ‘extremist Israeli settlers’ from entering UK territories

The United Kingdom has become the first European nation to bar “extremist Israeli settlers” from entering its territories, a week after the United States announced a similar travel ban. Read more

Self-flagellation

Surprising as it may seem, this ancient form of afflicting the body is still practised among various groups these days. Read more

Israel detains two settlers after Palestinian killed

Two Israelis have been arrested after a Palestinian teen was shot dead in the occupied West Bank in an attack by Israeli civilians on a local village, Israeli police say. Read more

Israel arrests suspects in West Bank settler rampage

Police have arrested six suspects over a settler rampage in the occupied West Bank that an Israeli general described as a “pogrom” and which followed a deadly Palestinian gun attack. Read more

Judge the Jewish rioters, but don’t rationalize Arab murderers

In terms of the amount of coverage it has received in the media, the most important event in the Middle East in the last week was a riot carried out by Jews that took place in the town of Huwara following a terrorist attack committed by Palestinian Arabs that took the lives of two young Jewish men. Read more

Israelis, Palestinians meet amid West Bank violence

Palestinian and Israeli officials have agreed during face-to-face talks to take steps to build mutual confidence following a rash of deadly violence. Read more

Shomron Regional Council head Yossi Dagan ‘shocked’ by ‘dishonest’ IDF statement on Homesh

The head of the Shomron Regional Council (Samaria), Yossi Dagan, has issued a public statement condemning what he described as a “dishonest” announcement made by the IDF Spokesman regarding settlers who went to the Homesh outpost Sunday morning. Read more

Islamist members of Bennett’s coalition threaten intifada

The Islamist Ra’am party, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s coalition partners, has issued a statement warning the Israeli government and police of a pending violent outburst after Jews arrived at the Temple Mount with Israeli flags. Read more

Hebrew University professor calls for armed Palestinian militias against ‘terrorisettlers’

A senior Hebrew University professor sparked controversy this week when he called on Palestinians “to establish armed militias to protect their villages and towns from the terrorisettlers.” Read more

Swiss ambassador issues lukewarm apology to Hebron Jews after activist slaps child

Switzerland’s ambassador issued a half-hearted apology to the Jewish community of Hebron in Judea on Friday, two days after a Swiss man from a radical-left observer group slapped a 10-year-old Jewish boy from the city. Read more