Israeli Settlers Set Sights on Trump Support for Full Control of West Bank By Jonathan Saul and James Mackenzie SHILO, West Bank (Reuters) - After a record expansion of Israeli settlement activity, some settler advocates in the occupied West Bank are ...

As Donald J. Trump nominates staunch supporters of Israel to key positions, advocacy groups are taking aim at the departing administration's policies.

The occupied West Bank has been transformed by the rapid growth of Jewish settlements in land that Palestinians see as the heart of a future state.

The Biden administration warned Israel that their decision to stop issuing administrative detention orders against Israeli settlers suspected of attacking Palestinians in the occupied West Bank could increase violence in the Palestinian territory,

Israel’s new defense minister has said security forces would no longer apply administrative detention orders to Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank, and thus only Palestinian suspects can be held indefinitely without trial.

Israel Border Police have confirmed they fired live rounds at buildings in a West Bank town this month, on the day an Australian student was hit in the face by shrapnel. However, they have not taken responsibility for her injuries, which may result in her losing vision in her right eye.

Earlier, five more Israeli settlers were arrested after they tried to attack the commander of the IDF's Central Command in Hebron

Advocates of Jewish settlement in the West Bank believe they have reason to celebrate after Donald Trump's election win.

Israeli settlers in the West Bank are optimistic about President-elect Donald Trump's support for annexing the territory. During his previous term, Trump recognized Jerusalem as Israel's capital and acknowledged Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights,