When Israelis ask Washington to take action against Jews in Judea and Samaria, they are ignoring the context of Arab terrorism and attempting an end run around democracy.

“The UN’s methodology is unreliable, as it has traditionally counted as ‘settler violence’ even incidents of self-defense by Jews,” international law expert Eugene Kontorovich told JNS.

Using this phrase against Israel is no less absurd than labeling sport-hooliganism and violence at mass demonstrations in the West as officially sponsored, government-sanctioned violence.

The EU places Jewish settlers in Judea and Samaria on the same level as Hamas terrorists — a commentary on Europe’s moral imbalance.

Pro-Hamas protesters in New York City and elsewhere are perpetuating falsehoods to the extreme.

The EU has approved sanctions against Israeli citizens in Judea and Samaria — in the same motion targeting Hamas officials. Netanyahu, Sa’ar and Ben Gvir responded with sharp criticism.

While Jewish violence in Judea and Samaria exists, the phenomenon has been exaggerated in a broader campaign against Israel and the settlement movement, officials say.

The purpose of a false narrative about rampaging “settlers” and a new death-penalty law is not just to smear Israelis. It’s to distract attention from Palestinian terror.

As of Jan. 1, 2026, 541,085 Jews lived in Judea, Samaria and the Jordan Valley, amounting to some 5.32% of the nation’s population.