Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Crime & JusticePolice data shows cases opened over nationalist crimes against Palestinians rose from 139 in 2019 to 779 in 2025, but only 6.6 percent resulted in indictments. A senior defense official attributed the rise in violence to illegal farms and outpostsShare 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 Breiner07:53 PM • July 08 2026 IDTIncidents of Jewish settler terrorism and nationalist crimes against Palestinians in the West Bank have increased by more than 560 percent since 2019 – but only 6.6 percent of the cases resulted in an indictment – according to data from the Israel Police.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:TerrorismIsrael settlersIsrael settlementsWest BankCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesU.S.-IranWest BankGaza ChickenpoxGraham PlatnerIsrael ProtestsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastJewish Nationalist Crime in West Bank Up by 560% Since 2019, Police Data ShowsIsraeli, Palestinian Activists Search for New Tactics Against Settler TerrorIDF Says It Foiled Attempt to Smuggle Cigarettes Hidden in Pineapples Into GazaIsrael Police Chief Says Force Will Uphold All High Court Rulings18 Women Hospitalized After Inhaling Toxic Gas at East Jerusalem Beauty SalonRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIsrael Has Long Ignored Warnings of a 'Diplomatic Tsunami.' Now It Has ArrivedDumber Than a 10-year-old: Are Israeli Students Really That Stupid?An Israeli Principal Desegregated a Tel Aviv School. Here's What HappenedAs Israel Lacks Hundreds of Patrol Officers, West Bank Staff DoublesThe 'Special Relationship' Is Gone, and Israel Isn't Ready for What's ComingRep. Dan Goldman Says Support for Israel Cost Him New York Democratic Primary