The Hidden War in Judea and Samaria

On November 26, 2025 Arutz 7 reported "Dozens of rioters from the village of Rasideh attacked Jewish shepherds from Givat Mikneh Avraham near the town of Ma'ale Amos earlier today. The attackers threw stones, struck the shepherds with clubs, and stole sheep from the Jewish flock...IDF and police forces that arrived at the scene used crowd-dispersal munitions, but did not fire live rounds at the attackers ...One shepherd was evacuated to the hospital by MDA with severe limb injuries. The other injured were treated on site. The homestead of Mikneh Avraham criticized the Israeli forces.

"This is already the second attack in recent weeks on our shepherds, and the security establishment continues to treat the rioters as if they were peaceful demonstrators...

"In the previous attack that took place two weeks ago no suspects have been arrested to date, and this has encouraged the attackers..."

There is a carefully planned strategy behind this attacks, the goal is to create false statistics of "settler violence". The purpose of these Arab attacks against Jews is to provoke a reaction, if the Jewish victim reacts the Arabs (backed by leftist NGOs) lie and claim it was "settler violence", they use this as evidence of "settler violence". Acusations of "settler violence" are FAKE NEWS AND A BLOOD LIBEL that seeks to ethnically cleanse Jews from Judea and Samaria.

On November 25, 2024 Arutz 7 reported "An Israeli civilian and soldiers were attacked by an Arab mob in Jerusalem. After rescuing the soldiers, the civilian was charged with assault...

"Two Jewish brothers - a civilian and an IDF soldier, were caught in an attack by an Arab mob last month in the Ma'ale Hazeitim neighborhood on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem. As the two walked through the neighborhood, Arabs began to gather around the soldier. The civilian repelled the crowd and evacuated his brother from the scene. Another soldier in the area was attacked as well and fired in the air to chase away the attackers.

" About two weeks later, police arrested the civilian claiming he attacked the Arabs who attempted to hurt his brother. The Police Prosecution Unit even submitted an indictment against the civilian on charges of assault.

"Adv. Daniel Shimshilashvili from the Honenu Advocacy Organization, who represents the civilian, led a long legal battle, at the end of which, his client was released to house arrest and is currently awaiting trial..."

On October 9, 2024 Arutz 7 reported "Approximately fifteen Arabs from Bethlehem attacked a Jewish shepherd from the Eitam farm in Gush Etzion with stones, slingshots, and clubs on Wednesday evening. The victim was with his flock in the grazing fields near Efrat. The shepherd reported the incident to the security forces and summoned Yehuda Sharvaf, the owner of the farm, who rushed to the scene, but was forced to defend himself and the shepherd with his bare hands, after having had his weapon confiscated only hours before. As a result of the attack, Sharvaf was injured in the head and limbs, and was taken to the hospital after the incident along with another resident who was also injured in the attack..."

On February 12, 2024 Arutz 7 reported "A resident of the "Noda Biyehuda" hilltop near Maaleh Amos in Gush Etzion on Monday morning noticed suspicious activity on the road leading to his neighborhood. When he neared the scene, intending to investigate the matter, the man realized that he had fallen victim to a planned ambush: Five masked Bedouin from the Rashaida tribe attacked the Jew, who was unarmed, and began beating him repeatedly with clubs. The Bedouin attackers also snatched the Jewish man's cellular phone, which he was using to attempt to film the attack, and smashed his glasses..."

When an attack of this type occurs the Arabs always snatch the Jewish victim's phone to destroy video evidence of the incident. Video evidence would show that Jews are victims and not attackers.

Jews should start using high speed robot drones to record Arab attacks. The drone can fit in a small backpack and launches at high speed. It could be launched quickly by pressing a button. Please see video in the link below.

The drone could then film the Arab mob attack to provide evidence against those who try to blame Jews for the confrontation with false accusations of "extremist settler violence".

Even if the Arab attackers snatch the Jewish victim's phone (as they always do) video evidence would be preserved.

Arabs lie and claim it was "settler violence" and the US, EU and UN use it to fuel the false narrative.

When Biden was president this false narrative was used to justify sanctions against the Hilltop Youth. On October 1, 2024 Arutz 7 reported "US imposes sanctions on 'Hilltop Youth' ... Treasury announces new sanctions on 'violent extremist' Jews in Judea and Samaria, including the 'Hilltop Youth' group and other Jewish activists."

On October 15, 2024 Arutz 7 reported "The British government on Thursday announced new sanctions target three "illegal settler outposts" and four organizations that it claims "have supported and sponsored violence against communities in the West Bank." The announcement reads, "Today’s measures put strict financial restrictions on those who commit these acts. Measures respond to a continued rise in violence that is devastating Palestinian communities in the West Bank." Foreign Secretary David Lammy said, “the Israeli government must crack down on settler violence and stop the legalization of settler outposts...It continues, "The measures follow an unprecedented rise in settler violence in the West Bank over the last year, with the UN recording over 1,400 attacks by settlers against Palestinian communities since October 2023."

On June 27, 2024 Arutz 7 reported "Canadian Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly on Thursday announced the imposition of additional sanctions on so-called "extremist settlers." The announcement reads, "This round of sanctions lists seven individuals and five entities for their role in facilitating, supporting or financially contributing to acts of violence by Israeli extremist settlers against Palestinian civilians and their property."

"Extremist settler violence has resulted in loss of life and damage to Palestinian property and farming lands. These attacks have also resulted in the forced displacement of Palestinian communities, contributing to insecurity for both Palestinians and Israelis in the West Bank," the Foreign Ministry claimed.

"Attacks by extremist Israeli settlers—a long-standing source of tension and conflict in the region—undermine the human rights of Palestinians, prospects for a two-state solution and pose significant risks to regional security," the ministry stated.

"Joly said, “We remain deeply concerned by extremist settler violence in the West Bank and condemn such acts, not only for the significant impact they have on Palestinian lives, but also for the corrosive impact they have on prospects for lasting peace. We call on authorities to ensure the protection of civilians and hold perpetrators of such violence accountable.”

"The seven people on whom the sanctions were imposed were named as Ben Zion Gopstein, Daniella Weiss, Einan Ben-Nir Amram Tanjil, Elisha Yered, Ely Federman, Meir Mordechai Ettinger, and Shalom Zicherman. The five entities were named as Amana, Hilltop Youth, Lehava, Moshe’s Farm, and Zvi’s Farm.

" In May, Joly announced that Canada was imposing sanctions on four Israelis it considers "extremist settlers." The four individuals were named as David Chai Chasdai, Yinon Levi, Zvi Bar Yosef, and Moshe Sharvit."

Acusations of "settler violence" are FAKE NEWS AND A BLOOD LIBEL that seeks to ethnically cleanse Jews from Judea and Samaria.

On December 19, 2023 Matan Peleg, chairman of Im Tzirtzu wrote in Arutz 7 "...Certainly, the realization of a Palestinian state entails the deportation of about half a million Jews from Judea and Samaria.

"In order for the public to be mentally prepared for such a mass deportation, they must be convinced that the “settlers” are not worthy of compassion, that they are truly the obstacle to peace and therefore need to be moved.

"This is the rationale underlying the imagined issue called “settler violence,” which continues in parallel with the fighting in the Gaza Strip. This is targeted defamation of an entire population with the aim of creating a wedge between it and the rest of the public, while also creating the false idea that the only way to promote peace is if it is removed from its home..."

"Extremist settler violence" accusations come from "biased and unfactual" sources. On June 21, 2024 the Israel Guys reported "... Yinon Levi, the owner of Meitarim Farms, has been sanctioned by the U.S. government on the grounds of “settler violence”, claiming that he is committing acts of violence against the residents of the Arab village of Khirbet Zanuta.

"The world has declared that settler violence spiked to extreme levels following the October 7th attacks, but where is this information coming from?

"The answer is that it is coming from biased and unfactual sources that have the intention of spreading antisemitic propaganda.

"According to an article published by Arutz Sheva in February, here are the actual statistics related to settler violence since October 7th: “Palestinian terror attacks against Israelis reached a 20-year high, incidents involving Jewish violence were down by half, standing at 201.”

"Meitarim Farms was determined to be the “base of operations” for settler violence against the “innocent” residents of Khirbet Zanuta who, following “continued harassment”, were forced to flee their homes and town.

"What is the truth about how and why these people left? Ultimately, there is little concrete evidence related to the story, but there are multiple factors that indicate the story is not factual and should not be held as truth.

" Meitarim Farms lies in the heart of Area C, within the blue line. Yinon Levi’s livestock graze within the area allotted to the Jewish people, yet this farm has been labeled an “illegal outpost”. Khirbet Zanuta, similarly, lies within the heart of Area C.

"The issue with this, however, is that under the Oslo Accords, Arabs are not permitted to build or live within Area C. This means, despite the world’s outcry, Khirbet Zanuta is the actual illegal outpost, funded directly by the European Union.

"The claims of violence appear to be largely based on the testimonies of the residents of this Arab community, testimonies that become far less reliable following their illegal actions. There is one video of “settler violence” to prove the testimony of these Arab squatters, but upon watching, the violence is seen to simply be Jewish men informing journalists and activists that the area is now a closed military zone. Outside of this, there is little concrete evidence of violence.

"One fact that all sources seem to agree on is that the residents of Khirbet Zanuta fled their village soon after October 7th, but that seems to be the only fact; all other evidence is based solely off of the claims of the Arab squatters. They claim that they were continually harassed, threatened, and beaten by Jewish settlers and that after deserting their village, the settlers came and demolished their village.

" The issue with these claims is that, you guessed it, there were no witnesses. Their statement shares that they left their village and when they returned a few days later, it had been demolished; the supposed evidence being that the demolition crew was Jewish because a star of David had been painted on the EU funded school and that Yinon Levi, the owner of Meitarim Farms, also owns an earthworks business.

"The lack of evidence against the Jewish people reveals the lengths the world will go to in order to depict them as immoral, destructive individuals.

"Unfortunately, stories such as these are too often repeated in the media. Oftentimes, Arabs will move into Area C in order to illegally take over more land while keeping Jews out. When schools are demolished for illegally being built, there is a worldwide outcry and the Israeli government can no longer effectively uphold international law and protect the land and rights of its people..."

Jewish shepherds should start using drones to record Arab attacks. False accusations of "settler violence" seek create false statistics justify ethnically cleansing Jews from Judea and Samaria.

Ezequiel Doiny is author of “Obama’s assault on Jerusalem’s Western Wall” and “Jerusalem is the Spiritual capital of Judaism while Mecca is the Spiritual Capital of Islam”