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Government / Judea & Samaria / Settlements

Right Irate Over Bennett’s ‘de-Facto Building Freeze’ in Judea and Samaria

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Report: Bennett and Gantz are refusing to hold a meeting of the Supreme Planning Council in Judea and Samaria, due to a demand from Washington.

Terrorism / US / Hamas / Iran / Judea & Samaria

US Court Finds Iranian Banks Liable for Deadly Terror Attack Against US Citizens

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

This marks the first time that the courts have found Iranian banks Markazi, Melli or Saderat liable for a terror attack by a foreign terrorist organization against a U.S. national.

Government / Judea & Samaria / Settlements

New Government Criticized for Approving Lackluster Building Projects in Judea and Samaria

By Josh Hasten

Some view the approvals as a positive development; others expressed disappointment, indicating that the 31 new projects—with just five residential homes—fall far short of expectations.

Hamas / Judea & Samaria

Hamas Elects Saleh Arouri as New Commander for Judea & Samaria

By Baruch Yedid / TPS

In recent years, Arouri headed a body known as the “West Bank Headquarters” that is responsible for terrorist activities in Judea and Samaria.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / News Briefs / Judea & Samaria

Terrorist Killed during Attack on Israel Community of Aish Kodesh

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

One of the terrorists threw two explosive devices at the IDF forces, who responded by shooting and killing him.

Featured / Photo of the Day / Judea & Samaria / Settlements

Evyatar: The Handover

By Photo of the Day

Residents of Evyatar are keep up their end of the deal with the government and are packing up to leave, to hand over the keys to the town to the IDF.

Headline / Anti-Israel NGOs / Judea & Samaria

2 B’Tselem Activists Arrested for Allegedly Torching Israeli-Owned Land

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

It appears that the two set fire to the land to prepare it for future agricultural activities as part of a move to illegally gain control of the area.

Politics / Government / Left vs. Right / The Knesset / Jerusalem / Religious & Secular in Israel / Judea & Samaria / Settlements / Sovereignty

Religious Zionist Rabbis Lead Prayers at the Kotel Against the New Israeli Government

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

In Jerusalem’s Old City, prominent religious-Zionist rabbis pray the incoming government won’t “abandon the Land of Israel to the Arab takeover.”

Politics / Judea & Samaria / Settlements

Bennett, Sa'ar, Gantz Fight Over Who Will Oversee Judea and Samaria

By Jewish Press News Desk

Ze'ev Elkin threatened to blow up the coalition if a new, independent office for overseeing Area C isn't created.

News Briefs / Judea & Samaria / Settlements

Fatal Bus Crash in Beitar Illit

By Jewish Press News Desk

"Unfortunately, our efforts were unsuccessful and she was pronounced dead at the scene."

Terrorism / Judea & Samaria

Arab Mob Attacks Jewish Shepherds in the Shomron

By Jewish Press News Desk

Soldiers opened fire in the air to stop the stone throwing.

Terrorism / Palestinian Authority / Judea & Samaria

Source: Terrorists Who Shot IDF Soldiers Near Ramallah Were Sent by Senior PA officials

By Baruch Yedid / TPS

The green flag [Hamas] demonstrations in al-Aqsa mosque have shocked the Palestinian Authority leadership.

Judea & Samaria / Sovereignty

Canadian Court Nixes Ban on 'Product of Israel' Labels for Wine from Judea, Samaria

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“Jews returning to producing wine in their indigenous homeland is something to be celebrated, not stigmatized.”

Terrorism / Hamas / Judea & Samaria

Hamas Attempts to Set Region on Fire, Encouraging New Wave of Attacks

By Yaakov Lappin

A drive-by shooting in the Shomron was likely unorganized, though the terror group that runs Gaza is seeking to leverage recent tensions to pressure both the Palestinian Authority and Israel.

Headline / Terrorism / IDF & Security / Judea & Samaria

IDF Arrests Suspects in Tapuach Junction Terror Attack

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The car used in the attack was also confiscated, according to the Israeli military.

IDF & Security / The Courts / Judea & Samaria

2 Groups Petition High Court: Expel Arab Invaders of State Lands near Ariel

By Jewish Press News Desk

The “Removal of New Structures” order is an effective enforcement tool that makes it possible to streamline the law enforcement process.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Judea & Samaria

Terrorist Neutralized Near Efrat

By Jewish Press News Desk

The terrorist attempted to stab a soldier and a policeman.

Police and Crime / Palestinian Authority / Judea & Samaria

Arab Water Theft Again Plaguing the Jews of Mt. Hebron

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The stolen war was diverted to private reservoirs, repackaged and sold by the thieves.

Eye on "Palestine" / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords / Judea & Samaria / Religion

Iftar Gathering in Hebron Shows Commonalities Between Israelis and PArabs

By Josh Hasten

Palestinian Authority businessman Ashraf Jabari said it was “a subtle celebration of thoughtful conversation, mutual respect and heritage-enhanced relationships. These are the building blocks of the emergent Israeli-Palestinian market.”

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Hamas / News Briefs / Judea & Samaria

Israeli Special Forces Arrest Wanted Senior Hamas Terrorist in Samaria

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The operation ended without any Israeli casualties, and the wanted terrorist, in his 50s, was taken for questioning by security officials.

Judea & Samaria / Judaism

Pollard Brings Torah Scroll He Commissioned While in Jail to Joseph’s Tomb

By Israel Hayom

“I feel a very personal connection to this place and to Joseph who is buried here, and everything he went through,” says Jonathan Pollard, while dedicating the scroll at the biblical burial site.

US / Judea & Samaria / Sovereignty

US State Department Human-Rights Report Returns to Using ‘Occupied’ Territories

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

However, the report claims the language “is not meant to convey a position on any final-status issues to be negotiated between the parties to the conflict.”

Headline / Palestinian Authority / Judea & Samaria / European Union / Fayyad Plan

Exposed: PA Grand Plan to Occupy Area C, Israel is ‘Losing Judea and Samaria’

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

It is described as “a well-oiled mechanism” in which the EU secretly provides money, people and planning and legal knowledge to prepare a plan that will “isolate Israeli communities in Judea and Samaria and Jerusalem and establish a de facto terrorist state in the heart of Israel.”

Elections / Judea & Samaria / Settlements

Ahead of Elections, Netanyahu Places Cornerstone for New Samaria Neighborhood

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The neighborhood being built will be named “Neve Achiad” after Rabbi Achiad Ettinger z"l.

Palestinian Authority / Judea & Samaria / Coronavirus

Israel Vaccinates over 105,000 Palestinian Authority Citizens in 2 Weeks

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The Palestinian Authority continues to pay large salaries to jailed terrorists rather than properly invest in health care for its citizens.

Politics / Elections / Judea & Samaria / Settlements

Netanyahu Campaign Hits Gush Etzion

By Jewish Press News Desk

Netanyahu blamed the (failed) rotation government on the failure to regulate the settlements in this last government.

US / Judea & Samaria / Settlements

ZOA Urges Biden to Not Revoke New ‘Made in Israel’ Labeling Policy

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The appeal comes in response to a request by left-wing Jewish groups to rescind the directive put in place by the Trump administration.

Jewish / The Courts / Palestinian Authority / Judea & Samaria

Court Paves Way to Make Cave of the Patriarchs Accessible to Disabled

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The Palestinian Authority objects to making Cave of the Patriarchs accessible to people with disabilities.

Business and Economy / Judea & Samaria / Gulf States / UAE / Settlements

Abraham Accords Sees Sweet Results in Form of D’vash Business Cooperation

By Josh Hasten

Brian Finkel reached out to Dubai-based Al Barakah Dates Factory, and without knowing he lived in Israel, it became his largest supplier. As the relationship grew, the two companies ended up forming a strategic partnership that is becoming representative of the region.

Headline / Terrorism / Judea & Samaria

WATCH: Unarmed Yeshiva Student Fights Off Armed Terrorist

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The young man held off the armed terrorist with his bare hands until he managed to escape.

Headline / The Courts / Antisemitism / Palestinian Authority / Judea & Samaria / Settlements

Palestinian Authority to Sue the JNF at ICC for Alleged War Crimes

By Baruch Yedid / TPS

The Palestinian Authority warned Arabs to not be tricked by intermediaries trying to buy land on behalf of the Jews.

Judea & Samaria

The Ongoing Battle Over Illegal Construction in Judea and Samaria

By Josh Hasten

Following the recent discovery of four new illegal Arab structures built on Israeli state land, several hundred Gush Etzion residents held a protest to call on the government to take action.

Anti-Israel NGOs / Judea & Samaria

Left-Wing Org Harasses Israeli Farmers in Jordan Valley

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Incidents of Israeli anarchists harassing residents of the Jordan Valley have become commonplace.

Eye on "Palestine" / Judea & Samaria

Israelis Protest Illegal Palestinian Authority Land Seizure and Construction in Gush Etzion

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Palestinian Authority Arabs are building illegally on Israeli land to lock in the Jewish communities.

Palestinian Authority / Judea & Samaria / Archaeology

PA Damages Site of Yehoshua bin Nun’s Altar on Mount Ebal

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The Palestinian Authority took ancients stones from the site and ground them down into gravel to pave a road.

Business and Economy / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords / Judea & Samaria / Gulf States / UAE / Settlements

UAE Embraces Trade with Israeli-Owned Businesses in Judea and Samaria

By Eliana Rudee

Yaakov Berg, who owns the Psagot Winery with his wife, expresses his hope that “peace with the Emirates will change our relationship with Palestinians.”

Headline / Government / Palestinian Authority / Judea & Samaria / Settlements

Arab 'Mount Trashmore' Dump Fast Becoming a Permanent Fixture in Jewish Samaria

By Jewish Press News Desk

This is eco-terrorism, and the official entities that should be responding to it with swift, decisive action are allowing this monumental failure to persist.

Judea & Samaria / Health and Medicine / Settlements

Hatzalah EMT Rescues Efrat Man Who Collapsed in the Rain in Front of His Son

By Jewish Press News Desk

After taking his son to the hospital a man collapses just before Shabbat in Efrat leading to a dramatic rescue that saved his life.

IDF & Security / News Briefs / Judea & Samaria

Arabs Attack Israeli Hiker in Samaria

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The IDF has surrounded the nearby Arab village of Arak Burin and is searching for the attackers.

Judea & Samaria

Jewish Growth Rates in Judea and Samaria Continues Downward Trend in 2020

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

While still higher than the rest of the country, growth rates in Judea and Samara have been declining.

Police and Crime / Judea & Samaria / Archaeology

Arab Squatters Commandeer Temple-Era Archaeological Site and Turn it into Their Private Home

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Among the remains are mikvahs, ritual baths, which were hewn in the days of the Second Temple and were used until the Byzantine period, burial caves, an oil press, underground systems, and impressive structures from the Ottoman period.

US / Politics / Government / Left vs. Right / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords / Jerusalem / Judea & Samaria / Settlements

So Long, Ambassador David Friedman, and Thanks for All the Fish*

By Jewish Press News Desk

"...over the years I have met many ambassadors from many countries, including from the US, our great ally, but I can say that there was never a better ambassador than David Friedman..."

News Briefs / Business and Economy / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords / Judea & Samaria / Gulf States / UAE / Settlements

First Delivery of Samaria Goods Shipped to UAE in Wake of Abraham Accords

By Israel Hayom

“This is a historic day for Samaria and the entire State of Israel,” says Samaria Regional Council head Yossi Dagan.

IDF & Security / Palestinian Authority / Judea & Samaria

IDF Inquiry: Soldiers’ Lives Were in Danger in Incident in which Arab Rioter was Shot

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The investigation found . . . the force was violently attacked by a number of Arabs who sought to thwart the enforcement activities.

Terrorism / News Briefs / Judea & Samaria

Suspects Arrested After Injuring Israeli Woman in Terror Attack

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

One of her children pulled the handbreaks preventing them from crashing.

Featured / Terrorism / IDF & Security / Police and Crime / Judea & Samaria

Shin Bet Releases Details from Interrogation of Esther Horgan's Suspected Terrorist Murderer

By Jewish Press News Desk

The suspect's interrogation continues, and he is expected to stand trial in the military court in Samaria.

Politics / Government / Left vs. Right / Palestinian Authority / Judea & Samaria / Settlements / Sovereignty

Israel Announces Initiative to Combat Illegal Takeover of State Land in Judea and Samaria

By Jewish Press News Desk

"In cooperation with Prime Minister Netanyahu, we are mobilizing in full force to the battle against the hostile takeover of Area C," Hanegbi said.

Jordan / Judea & Samaria

Exposed: Jordanian Org Taking Over Israel's Area C

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The organization has set up a project called “A Million Trees in Palestine” and seeks to take over territories in Jerusalem, the Jordan Valley and Judea and Samaria.

Judea & Samaria / Sovereignty

Is the Window Closing for Israel to Apply Sovereignty over Judea and Samaria?

By Josh Hasten

A new campaign has been launched by Israel’s Sovereignty Movement to encourage the application of Israeli law over those areas by the government, starting with the Jordan Valley and the northern Dead Sea area, before Donald Trump’s presidency comes to an end.

News Briefs / Palestinian Authority / Holidays & Observances / Judea & Samaria

Abbas Advisor: Jews Desecrate Tomb of the Patriarchs with Chanukiah

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

"The occupation state ... is exploiting every opportunity, and particularly the so-called 'Jewish holidays,’ in order to commit crimes," says P.A. Supreme Sharia Judge Mahmoud al-Habbash.

Politics / Government / Left vs. Right / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords / Judea & Samaria / Settlements / Sovereignty

Today: Lighting Sovereignty over the Jordan Valley

By Jewish Press News Desk

“It is still possible to correct the mistake made by the Israeli government when it did not keep its promise to apply sovereignty over the Jordan Valley."

From The Wine Cellar / Judea & Samaria / Kosher Food News

Realizing Jeremiah’s Prophecy: 3 Samaria Wineries Win Accolades in Intl. Competition

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

In the competition, which was held last week in Israel, more than 600 samples of wines and spirits were tested by some 40 judges from all over the world.

Gaza / Hamas / Judea & Samaria

IDF, Shin Bet Bust Hamas Funding Network at Birzeit University

By Lilach Shoval

Five suspects have been arrested for their role in the scheme, which involved the transfer of funds from Hamas headquarters in Turkey through the Gaza Strip to Judea and Samaria.

Palestinian Authority / Judea & Samaria

IDF's Civil Administration: Hundreds of PA Employees Engaged in Land Registration of Area C

By Jewish Press News Desk

Despite Israel talking for years about the ‘battle for Area C,’ in practice only a few people are assigned to this problem.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Judea & Samaria

IDF Uncovers Two Landmines Targeting Soldiers

By Jewish Press News Desk

The explosive devices had been camouflaged under some dirt and set to blow up when the soldiers stepped on them.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / News Briefs / Judea & Samaria

Terror Attack Foiled in Hebron

By Jewish Press News Desk

The Border Policemen noticed the armed teenager heading towards a pedestrian waiting in the bus station.

Headline / US / Business and Economy / Judea & Samaria / Settlements / Sovereignty

US: All Settlement Products to be Labeled 'Made in Israel'

By Jewish Press News Desk

The decision on labeling is part of the US's "reality-based foreign policy approach" under President Trump.

Featured / US / Judea & Samaria / Settlements

Pompeo Becomes First US Secretary of State to Visit Judea and Samaria

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Pompeo visited the Psagot Winery in the Shaar Binyamin Commercial Center and the Qasr al-Yahud baptism site in the Jordan River Valley.

Judea & Samaria / Settlements

15 Year After Disengagement, Israelis Return to Northern Samaria

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

100 Israelis has returned to the forcefully abandoned community of Sa-Nur on Monday night, stating they were there to stay.

"Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords / Judea & Samaria / Settlements / Sovereignty

Report: Pompeo to Make Unprecedented Trip to Golan Heights, Judea and Samaria

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

It will be part of a 10-day visit by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to Europe and the Mideast, starting with France, Turkey and Georgia.

Headline / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords / Judea & Samaria / Gulf States / UAE / Settlements

Palestinian Authority Dismayed as Israeli Settlers Visit UAE for Economic Talks

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The Israeli delegation is being led by Samaria Regional Council head Yossi Dagan • Abbas adviser Nabil Shaath says the visit is “painful to witness.”

Business and Economy / Judea & Samaria / Settlements

New Housing Permits in Hebron Expected to Bolster Jewish Presence in City

By Israel Kasnett

Local Jewish leaders commend the move to permit the first new housing since 2002, which they hope will attract young couples to the city, while an anti-settlement NGO argues that permits are illegal. A court hearing is scheduled for Jan. 31.

Terrorism / Gaza / Hamas / Judea & Samaria

Israel Exposes Hamas’ Recruitment of Children to Carry Out Terrorist Attacks in Judea and Samaria

By Jewish Press News Desk

Jewish communities in Gush Etzion were among those targeted by the children Hamas recruited.

Headline / US / The Knesset / Judea & Samaria / Settlements / Sovereignty

Smotrich Urges Netanyahu to Apply Sovereignty Before New US President Sworn In

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Kamala Harris said the Biden-Harris administration would oppose annexation and settlement expansion, and reverse Trump's steps against the Palestinian Authority.

US / Politics / Elections / Judea & Samaria

Judea and Samaria Jewish Leaders Pray for Trump in Hebron

By Josh Hasten

“Trump is a president who cares about the State of Israel and it is important for us that he continues for another term,” says Gush Etzion Regional Council head.

Terrorism / Eye on "Palestine" / Media / Judea & Samaria / Settlements

Last Week's Silenced Intifada: More than 40 Terror Attacks, 4 Injuries

By HaKol HaYehudi / Yehuda Pearl

The past week saw more than 40 terrorist incidents, with 4 wounded, including 2 IDF soldiers.

Headline / Judea & Samaria / Science and Tech / Sovereignty

WATCH: US Expands Collaboration with Israeli Academia into Judea, Samaria, Golan Heights

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman signed the amendments to the agreements in a special ceremony held on Wednesday at Ariel University, in Samaria

Judea & Samaria / Settlements / Sovereignty

Celebration: 1,100 New Housing Units Approved in Gush Etzion

By Jewish Press News Desk

A celebration in Gush Etzion: Around 1,100 housing units approved as part of construction plans for Pnei Kedem, Kfar Eldad, Metzad, and Har Gilo.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Palestinian Authority / Judea & Samaria

Two IDF Soldiers Wounded by Explosive Charge Thrown by Arabs in Shechem

By HaKol HaYehudi / Yehuda Pearl

Since the beginning of 5781, seven Jews have been injured as a result of the stones terrorism, including three IDF soldiers.

Police and Crime / Palestinian Authority / Judea & Samaria

Left-Wing Activist Carjacked by PA Arabs

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The leftwing activist had just visited a PA Arab village, when he got carjacked by PA Arabs.

US / Politics / Antisemitism / Judea & Samaria / Sovereignty

Rep. Joaquin Castro Seeks to Welcome 'Palestinians' before Foreign Affairs Committee

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Castro also wants to condition U.S. military assistance to Israel on the Jewish state not applying sovereignty to the Judea and Samaria.

Headline / Terrorism / Police and Crime / Judea & Samaria

Jewish Family Survives Lynching Attempt, Police Open Criminal Case Against the Father for Shooting in the Air in Self-Defense

By HaKol HaYehudi / Yehuda Pearl

"Boom, a rock lands next to the window, where our little one-and-a-half-year-old Chen was sleeping. She wakes up and starts screaming to high heavens."

Antisemitism / Palestinian Authority / Islamists / Judea & Samaria

PA Calls Israel’s Wheelchair Accessibility Plans for Cave of the Patriarchs a 'War Crime'

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Palestinian Authority officials claim that allowing the disabled to have access to the holy site is a provocation of the Muslims’ sensibilities.

News Briefs / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords / Judea & Samaria / Gulf States / UAE / Settlements / Sovereignty

Emirati Official: Israeli Declaration of Sovereignty Won’t Stop Peace

By Ariel Kahana

UAE Foreign Ministry director of policy planning says historic U.S.-Israeli delegation visit to Abu Dhabi was “promising,” but much work still remains.

Judea & Samaria / Settlements

Judea and Samaria Leaders Accuse Netanyahu of De-Facto Construction Freeze

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The repeated postponement of the Planning Council meetings creates a long-term chain reaction resulting in a de facto freezing of construction in the Israeli communities in Judea, Samaria and the Jordan Valley and stopping the development of the communities.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Judea & Samaria

Terrorist Shot and Killed while Attacking Israeli Motorists

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Earlier this month, a bomb was placed in a tire and placed on the same road.

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