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IDF Central Command Works for the Settler Leadership

An olive harvest attended by former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert was cancelled after the area was declared a “closed military zone.” The expulsion of Palestinians in Jericho and the establishment of a settlement in their homes were carried out with the accompaniment of uniformed personnel and with the knowledge of senior military commanders. This week, the Knesset is expected to elect a new Speaker with the support of 67 MKs. Avigdor Lieberman insists on boycotting the Arab parties, delaying the immediate and essential formation of a government of change. Weekly Review, 1–7 November 2026

Meir Bleich · Weekly Summary · November 8, 2026

58% Voted for Change

There are 120 members of the Knesset, and the Change camp has 67 MKs whose voters said no to Netanyahu. It is the duty of these elected representatives to honor the will of their voters, because this is now or never. Arab voters turned out in force to support the parties that promised a sane, law-abiding state. Now Eisenkot and his partners must articulate a vision different from the existing one and prove that their promise of change means something. Weekly Review, October 25–31, 2026

Meir Bleich · Weekly Summary · November 1, 2026

Now or Never

The stakes could not be higher: voters must turn out to push smaller right-wing parties below the electoral threshold and bring about a change of government as soon as possible, to rein in Jewish terrorism and avert war. The task is to end the occupation and make possible a political settlement that will establish Israel’s borders once and for all. Weekly Review, October 18–24, 2026

Meir Bleich · Weekly Summary · October 25, 2026

Unafraid: Settlers Attack and Injure Foreign Diplomats and Journalists

The army ignored reports of threats against a diplomatic delegation. Following the successful completion of a fundraising campaign, a system is now in place to help secure Palestinian family homes in the West Bank. Activists from Looking the Occupation in the Eye identify homes targeted by settlers and coordinate the installation of protective measures. Attacks on Palestinian olive harvesters continue. Weekly Review | October 11–17, 2026

Editorial · Weekly Summary · October 18, 2026

The Army Is Complicit in Efforts to Halt the Olive Harvest in the West Bank

Instead of protecting Palestinian residents from settler violence, who this week opened fire on olive pickers in several cases, those wearing uniforms on behalf of the sovereign are removing them from the olive groves and keeping away the activists who come to protect them under the pretext of a closed area order. Weekly Review October 4 – 10, 2026

Meir Bleich · Weekly Summary · October 11, 2026

NIS 916,758 Raised

The amount raised in the “Keep Settler Terror Outside the Fence” campaign will enable us to protect the homes of around 100 Palestinian families. In Jalud, the IDF failed to carry out a High Court ruling ordering the return of a Palestinian family to its home. Hundreds of rioters attacked Border Police officers and soldiers. The events mark another stage in Israel’s deterioration as a state governed by the rule of law.

Editorial · Weekly Summary · October 3, 2026

Fundraising Drive to Build a Protective System for Isolated Families in the West Bank Gets Underway

You don't have to travel to the West Bank to take part in protective presence. You can send fences, cameras, metal gates and lighting there instead. Monday night's events in Jalud demonstrate how urgently such protection is needed. An impressive response to the fundraising campaign

Editorial · Weekly Summary · September 28, 2026

Israel Does Not Care About What Happens But About How It Looks

The film NAZA, which exposed alleged war crimes in Gaza, and a new B’Tselem report on Israel’s dismantling of Palestinian life in the West Bank have exposed a reality that the Israeli public does not want the world to see. Instead, it prefers to shoot the messengers. Weekly Review, September 13–19, 2026

Meir Bleich · Weekly Summary · September 19, 2026

European Countries Sanction Israeli Settlers

Britain’s sanctions overlook a central fact: what is happening in the occupied territories is backed and financed by the State of Israel. A “hilltop youth” who attacked a Palestinian teaching team and activists from “Looking the Occupation in the Eyes” at a school in Marja’at has been sentenced to six months in prison.

Meir Bleich · Weekly Summary · September 13, 2026

Senior Military Officials Admit: Settlers Are Giving the Orders in the West Bank

In the past week, Israeli children and teenagers returned to school for a new academic year. Will they learn the principles of liberty and equality written in the Declaration of Independence? Will they learn about the 1967 border line? Weekly Review – August 30–September 5, 2026

Editorial · Weekly Summary · September 6, 2026

The Army Is Acting in the Settlers’ Service

Soldiers escort MK Zvi Sukkot and his hammer in a Palestinian village. The army issues closed military zone orders in Qusra but does not enforce them against the “rioters,” as an IDF spokesperson calls them, instead targeting human rights activists and journalists. Soldiers allow settlers to steal water from the community of Khirbet al-Twail while threatening activists from Looking the Occupation in the Eye with arrest. Weekly Review, August 23–29, 2026

Editorial · Weekly Summary · August 30, 2026

Closed Military Zone Orders Are Enforced Against Only One Side

This week once again demonstrated that the army and police are using closed military zone orders in ways that contradict the purpose of the law: on the one hand, to restrict the activities of protective-presence activists and freedom of movement and protest, and on the other, to facilitate violent activity by settlers. Weekly Review – August 16–22, 2026

Meir Bleich · Weekly Summary · August 24, 2026

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