Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Elections 2026The former prime minister, who seeks to unseat Netanyahu in Israel's 2026 elections, added he welcomes what he called legally approved settlements in the West BankShare 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 formatSubscribeBen Krolland Linda Dayan 06:52 PM • June 23 2026 IDTFormer Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett came under fire from far-right political figures on Tuesday after saying that West Bank settlements built illegally or on privately owned Palestinian land would be removed, despite adding that he welcomes what he described as legal Israeli construction in parts of the West Bank.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israel Elections 2026Naftali BennettIsrael settlementsPalestinian AuthorityWest BankIsraeli politicsCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesIranAndy BurnhamLebanon Withdrawal EisenkotEbola in IsraelYaacov Agam HaQuizHaaretz PodcastBennett Angers Far-right by Saying 'Some' West Bank Outposts Should Be RemovedIsrael Smuggled Starlink Systems Into Iran, Former PM SaysTrump Says Iran Agreed to Nuclear Inspections, Tehran Denies U.S. ClaimsUN Inquiry Says Israel 'Deliberately' Targeted Gaza Children in Acts of GenocideThe Israeli Far-right's West Bank Land Grab and Why It's a Ticking Time BombRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIsrael Is Conducting a Systematic Campaign of Ethnic Cleansing in the West BankWhere Does Andy Burnham Stand on Israel and Palestine?Netanyahu's Mouthpieces Turn on Trump, Revealing a Deeper Israeli IngratitudeIsrael Is Bleeding Support in U.S. and Pouring Tens of Millions to Change ThatTrump's Iran Deal Castrates Netanyahu, but It's Still Catastrophic for IsraelReport: Netanyahu 'Likely' to Sabotage Iran Deal, U.S. Officials Tell Trump