Having received the government of their dreams which has okayed unprecedented West Bank building, settler leaders and their allies struggle to find a scapegoat for violence

Organization says settler population grew 2.2% in 2022, with Modiin Illit, Beitar Illit, Ma'ale Adumim, and Ariel the largest cities

In a significant policy change, unauthorized West Bank settlements will now be eligible to receive security equipment, including mobile information collection and warning systems

German-born lawyer arrived in Israel in 1938 after Kristallnacht, settled in Kiryat Arba in 1972, helped found settlement umbrella group and served in Knesset for nationalist party

Gush Etzion Regional Council head will replace David Elhayani, who announced resignation in June after losing support among settlers for backing government

A tiny portion of the 33,000 new immigrants from Ukraine, Russia and Belarus move to settlements, fleeing war and repression to live inside one of the longest geopolitical feuds

Yesha Council chief David Elhayani's popularity has been low within West Bank settlers' political leadership, due to his support for Netanyahu rival Sa'ar's New Hope party

With settler leader asking opposition to support renewal of crucial legal measure, Yariv Levin accuses him of doing 'terrible damage' to greater settlement enterprise

More than half of units got final approval for construction; interior minister hails retroactive legalization of two outposts as a ‘celebration for the settlement movement’

Yesha Council settlement organization, which premier headed before he went into politics, calls expression a sign of 'moral decline'; PM's office says statement was 'accidental'