Haaretz Editorial01:02 AM • May 20 2026 IDTThe West Bank district police's nationalist crimes department may be the most dysfunctional police unit in Israel. It is responsible for dealing with Jewish violence and terrorism in the West Bank, yet despite countless videos and other types of evidence, and even though in some cases the suspects themselves boast of their deeds on social media, the unit's members have repeatedly failed to identify suspects, put them on trial and thereby put an end to Jewish terrorism. Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israel war crimesIsrael policeHuman rightsIsrael's MediaCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesTrump-IranIsrael ElectionsWest BankThomas MassieNakba DaySomalilandHaQuizHaaretz PodcastPro-Israel Spending May Have Achieved Its Goal in Kentucky. But at What Cost?World Leaders Summon Israeli Envoys Over Ben-Gvir Gaza Flotilla Activists VideoJewish Democratic Council Endorses Two Dem Candidates in Michigan Senate PrimaryNetanyahu Minister to Reform Rabbi: 'You're Marrying Dogs in Your Synagogues'Israel Critic Chris Rabb Gives Progressive Democrats Pennsylvania Primary WinRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIHundreds Protest at New York Times HQ Over Column Alleging Abuse by IsraelisICC Prosecutor Seeks Warrants for Ben-Gvir, Smotrich, Other Israeli OfficialsEverybody Loses in the Cynical Israeli-Palestinian Sexual Violence CompetitionIsraeli Settler Filmed Abusing Palestinian-owned Dog in West BankWelcome to the Most Shameful Day in the Jewish CalendarIsraeli Teens Storm Muslim Quarter in Old City, Haaretz Reporter Attacked