Current sectionWest Bank NewsA senior police official said coordination with agricultural outposts will not constitute authorization for them, but added they 'can be part of the solution' to violence, amid divisions within Israel's security establishment on whether the outposts fuel violence and how responsibilities should be dividedShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeJosh Breiner09:43 PM • May 12 2026 IDTIsrael Police will appoint a senior officer to oversee agricultural settler outposts in the West Bank, amid a rise in the establishment of settler farms that until recently were considered unauthorized outposts.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israel settlersPalestiniansIsrael settlementsWest BankIDFIsrael policeBenjamin NetanyahuCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesEurovisionIran7.10 Sexual ViolenceNetanyahu Haredi PoliticsIsrael ElectionsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastJ'lem Church Leaders Urge Knesset to Address 'Hate Crimes' Against ChristiansHotly Disputed Israeli Real Estate Event Held Amid Heavy Police Presence in NYC'Ulm 5' Defense: Germany's Palestine Action Case Is a 'Show Trial'Lebanese Officials: At Least Nine Killed in Israeli Strikes on Southern LebanonThe Bills That Could Rewrite Israel's Election RulesRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIWhatsApp Co-founder Donates Record-breaking $200 Million to Jerusalem HospitalThe Mysterious Copper Scroll and the End of DaysLeaked Video of Arab Lawyer's Violent Arrest Contradicts Israel Police Account'A Slave Economy': Inside Israel's ultra-Orthodox Parallel StateConstruction Begins on Bypass Road to Bring 'One Million' Israelis to West BankZionism Didn't Go Wrong, It Was Always Built This Way