Gush Etzion
Israeli-media coverage mentioning Gush Etzion, translated into English and compared across sources. 39 recent stories.
Charges filed after weapon seizure and assault on IDF soldier in Gush Etzion
Israeli authorities filed indictments Wednesday against two Palestinians in separate cases, one for weapons offenses and one for allegedly attacking an IDF soldier near Gush Etzio…
Central Command chief issues unusual administrative restrictions on settlers
Central Command head Avi Blot has issued a series of unusually harsh administrative restriction orders against settlement activists, including married fathers, a yeshiva student…
Within hours of returning home, Lt. Col. N. was sent to replace a fallen commander in Lebanon
Lt. Col. N. was urgently summoned to replace the fallen commander of Battalion 52 after a deadly tank blast in southern Lebanon. He arrived before dawn, helped secure the area, re…
Rabbi Yosef Zvi Rimon Says Torah Can Drive Technological Excellence
Rabbi Yosef Zvi Rimon said at a Lev Conference broadcast that Torah can inspire scientific and technological excellence and a broader sense of mission. He argued that the Jerusale…
Bennett’s sharp reversal on West Bank settlement policy
Naftali Bennett promised settlers in Shdema Boaz in February 2021 that he would approve young West Bank settlements on his first day as prime minister. In a JNS conference speech…
Yeshivat Har Etzion, or “the Gush,” and the ideas that define it
Yeshivat Har Etzion, the Religious-Zionist yeshiva in Alon Shvut, has about 450 to 500 students and scholars and is led by Rabbis Yaakov Medan, Baruch Gigi and Moshe Lichtenstein…
Netanyahu Calls for Reducing Dependence on U.S. Arms Support
Benjamin Netanyahu told reserve combat officers in Gush Etzion that Israel should reduce dependence on U.S. support and build an independent weapons system. He said Israel must ex…
Jerusalem official says Har Homa community council is boycotting the Sabbath-open country club
Jerusalem Deputy Mayor Yossi Havilio is seeking to cut funding to Har Homa’s community administration, accusing it of boycotting the neighborhood country club because it opens on…
Minister Announces $3 Million for Restoration of Herod’s Pools at Fasayil
Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu announced 3 million shekels for restoring Herod’s Pools in Fasayil during a Friday site visit with MK Zvi Sukkot. The visit followed a youth volu…
Religious Zionism Pushes New Knesset Drive to Bring Torah Principles Into Legislation
The Religious Zionism faction held a Knesset conference promoting Torah and Jewish-law principles in legislation after the preliminary passage of a Basic Law on Torah study. Speak…
Israeli fighters kill two attackers after arson and firebomb attack near Gush Etzion
Unit 636 fighters killed two militants after they burned tires and hurled Molotov cocktails at Carmei Tzur in Gush Etzion. A third militant was neutralized, and searches for more…
Religious and civic figures headline a busy week of events across Israel and the West Bank
A string of public events this week featured rabbis, ministers, educators and community activists across Israel and the West Bank. The appearances included a new Ariel youth branc…
Iran Delays Nuclear-Style Talks Over Lebanon Fighting as Trump Calls for Ceasefire
Iran has delayed a planned trip to Switzerland for 60-day talks, saying Israeli operations in southern Lebanon make the Lebanese issue central to the negotiations. Meanwhile, Trum…
Netanyahu Opens New Gush Etzion Neighborhood and Plants Tree with Bereaved Families
Benjamin Netanyahu and Sara Netanyahu attended the inauguration of the new HaTayelet neighborhood in Migdal Oz, Gush Etzion, on Thursday. They planted a tree with bereaved family…
U.S. Embassy to Resume Consular Services in Judea and Samaria, Hold 250th Anniversary Event in Efrat
The U.S. Embassy will soon restore official consular services for Americans in Judea and Samaria, after efforts led by Efrat council head Dovi Sheffler and his chief of staff, Yeh…
Inside the Week’s Biggest Haredi Gossip, Political Encounters, and Wedding Scenes
Zupnik’s weekly gossip roundup says a Hasidic rebbe’s health is under strict secrecy, while another major court is preparing a quiet gabbai overhaul after internal anger over leak…
Netanyahu Says Israel Will Keep Security Buffer in Southern Lebanon
Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel will keep its security buffer in southern Lebanon and not withdraw while security needs require it. Speaking at a Route 60 ceremony in Gush Etzion…
Herod’s Vast Pool Reopened at Herodium in Ceremony Marking Heritage Push
Herod’s giant pool at Herodium in Gush Etzion was inaugurated in a ceremony attended by U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee, Minister Amichai Eliyahu, and other public figures. Eliyahu…
Herodium Hosts Major Heritage Event for First Time in 2,000 Years
Herodium in the Judean Desert hosted the opening of an international heritage and antiquities conference, drawing Israeli and foreign officials, including U.S. Ambassador Mike Huc…
Four settler homes demolished in overnight West Bank operations
Israeli forces demolished four homes overnight at several West Bank settlement sites, including Tel Telpiyot in Binyamin and Kochav Yehuda in Gush Etzion. Residents said the raids…
Smotrich Says He Will Advance Thousands More Homes in Gevaot
Bezalel Smotrich said he plans to approve thousands more homes in Gevaot, after more than 800 units were already approved. At a ceremony in Gush Etzion, he said the goal is to tur…
Friends of Yehuda Sherman Press Ahead With Settling the Land in His Memory
Friends of Yehuda Sherman are trying to establish new Jewish outposts in Judea and Samaria in his memory. Two farms, Kוכב יהודה and Shaagat Yehuda, continue despite repeated Israe…
Herzog Plants Tree in Gush Etzion as New Settlement Is Planned
President Isaac Herzog visited Gush Etzion on Wednesday during events marking 80 years since Kibbutz Masuot Yitzhak. He toured Gevaot and Kfar Etzion, met longtime residents, and…
Six-Year-Old Daniel Kalpholtz Killed in Bus Crash in Gush Etzion
Six-year-old Daniel Kalpholtz was killed Tuesday after being struck by a bus in Karmei Tzur in Gush Etzion. Magen David Adom attempted resuscitation, and police have opened an inv…
Cherry Picking, Live Music and Wine Draw Crowds to Gush Etzion Festival
Gush Etzion’s annual cherry-picking festival is underway through July 1, now expanded with live performances and other attractions. Organizers say the short season offers family-f…
Israel Plans to Brand Highway 60 as the “Bible Route”
Israel’s government is expected to approve a plan to brand Highway 60 as the “Bible Route.” The project would link major biblical and historical sites from Beersheba to Nof HaGali…
Third fire this week hits Beit Ein, investigators examine possible link
Fire crews battled a blaze early Tuesday in Beit Ein, where a grocery store and nearby storage shed burned and threatened a community health clinic. It was the third fire in the s…
Six-Year-Old Daniel Klapholtz Killed in Bus Collision Near Karmei Tzur
Six-year-old Daniel Klapholtz was killed Monday evening when a bus hit him near the entrance to Karmei Tzur in Gush Etzion. Magen David Adom attempted prolonged resuscitation, pol…
4-Year-Old Boy Killed in Bus Collision Near Karmei Tzur
A 4-year-old boy died Monday after being struck by a bus near Karmei Tzur in Gush Etzion. Magen David Adom paramedics attempted resuscitation before declaring him dead, and police…
Government Plans Daily 50-Shekel Aid for West Bank Hilltop Youth
Israel is launching a 120 million-shekel program to curb violence among hilltop and farm youths in Judea and Samaria. The plan includes 50 shekels a day for food and clothing for…
Is betting on soccer matches allowed under Jewish law?
Rabbi Yosef Tzvi Rimon says Jewish law does not treat all sports betting the same. He permits some lottery-style wagering through the Toto or foreign sites under limited condition…
Medically Exempt Religious Youths Choose Service at Telpiyot Children's Village
Young religious men with medical exemptions are serving at Telpiyot Children’s Village instead of joining combat units. They care for about 96 children and teens with traumatic ba…
Widow’s Gaza Junction “Warm Corner” Becomes a Lifelong Memorial Project
Ruti Gillis describes how she told her five children that their father, Dr. Shmuel Gillis, had been murdered in a shooting attack. She turned his memory into the soldiers’ “warm c…
After the Alon Shvut Riot, a Case for a New Zionist Alliance
A column says the attack on Justice Noam Sohlberg’s home in Alon Shvut exposed a widening split between religious Zionists and the ultra-Orthodox. It argues that the war has stren…
Shabbat Candle Lighting and Havdalah Times for Parashat Korach, 5786
Parashat Korach, the fifth weekly portion in the Book of Numbers, is described along with the biblical account of Korach's rebellion against Moses. The article also lists Shabbat…
Arie King Reveals How Rabbi Elyahu Ruled on Land Redemption
Jerusalem Deputy Mayor Arie King said Rabbi Mordechai Eliyahu guided him on key settlement decisions, including helping establish a religious Zionist nucleus in Jaffa. In an inter…
Ultra-Orthodox Extremists Protest at Several Sites Across Israel Over Plan to Hand Draft Evaders to the Army
Ultra-Orthodox extremists from the Jerusalem Faction protested at four locations across Israel on Wednesday over police plans to hand 19 arrested draft evaders to the army. The un…
Three female soldiers injured during evacuation of illegal outpost in Gush Etzion, suspect arrested
Three female soldiers were injured overnight during the evacuation of an illegal outoutpost near Maale Amos in Gush Etzion. One was punched in the face and suffered a broken nose…
Jerusalem Faction Rabbi Sends Open Letter to Alon Shvut Rabbis Over Justice Solberg
Rabbi Tuvia Halevi Shulzinger of the Jerusalem Faction sent an open letter to the rabbis of Alon Shvut calling on them not to honor Supreme Court Justice Noam Solberg in synagogue…
