Current sectionWest Bank NewsThe court chided the police for failing to investigate a 2021 attack on human rights activist Arik Ascherman in the West Bank and gave it two weeks to take investigative actionShare 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 formatSubscribeChen Maanit03:25 PM • June 25 2026 IDTIsrael's High Court of Justice reprimanded the police this week for not investigating a settler assault on human rights activist Rabbi Arik Ascherman in the West Bank for five years.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:West BankIsrael settlersIsrael-PalestineIsrael settlementsCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesU.S.-IranTrump-NetanyahuGazaWest BankNew York PrimaryLeo MessiHaQuizHaaretz PodcastHigh Court Slams Israel Police for Failing to Probe Settler Attack on ActivistIsrael Denies Report of Partial Withdrawal From Southern Lebanon 'Buffer Zone'Hundreds Protest in Southern Israel Against Planned Demolition in Bedouin TownReturning Southern Lebanon Residents Find Rubble Where Their Homes Once StoodIsraeli Universities Rise in Global Rank, Palestinian Institution Makes Top ListRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIAs the World Watched Gaza, Israeli Settlers Charged Ahead in the West Bank. A Clash Is ImminentWhere Does Andy Burnham Stand on Israel and Palestine?Israel Is Conducting a Systematic Campaign of Ethnic Cleansing in the West BankIsrael 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