Israel election pressure fuels settlement push as West Bank violence surges

Analysts point to uptick in activity of settlement movement as it bids to entrench West Bank chokehold.

Labour Friends of Israel defends major West Bank settlement blocs Imran Mulla on Tue, 08/04/2026 - 11:59 Lobby group publishes briefing urging the Burnham government not to ban settlement goods A picture taken from the Israeli-occupied West Bank city of Hebron shows the Israeli Gush Etzion

Millions of dollars have been approved for illegal new settlements while Palestinians are driven out.

Editorial | No justice, more violence: How Israel's impunity fuels the West Bank  Haaretz

The very existence of Israeli settlements in the West Bank constitutes a form of structural violence against Palestinians, and that reality faces virtually no opposition within Israel’s Jewish public