Current sectionOpinionShare 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 formatSubscribeWe were driving between Palestinian communities, when suddenly our convoy was stopped by men armed with M4 rifles. There was nothing special about the incident, and that's what makes it so disturbing11:08 AM • July 13 2026 IDTLast Wednesday, I joined Congressman Ro Khanna on a tour of the occupied West Bank. We drove through the Hebron area, south of Jerusalem, and were discussing the exponential rise in settler violence in that region; then, in the midst of our conversation, something happened that was stronger than any words I could have used to explain the reality on the ground.In the NewsI Joined Rep. Ro Khanna on His West Bank Visit. Here's What I SawIran Strikes U.S. Bases Across Gulf as Fight Over Hormuz EscalatesEurope's Smallest Jewish Community Gets a New Home and Geothermal MikvahIsrael Killed Khamenei and Strengthened the Regime It Sought to DestroyHow Netanyahu's Court Pundit Is Sabotaging Israeli JournalismRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThe Original Tradwives of Ancient RomeThe 'Special Relationship' Is Gone, and Israel Isn't Ready for What's ComingAs Israel Lacks Hundreds of Patrol Officers, West Bank Staff DoublesMade in Kurdistan, Smuggled via Jordan: The Mysterious Firearms Flooding IsraelEgypt Lost the World Cup. But Was the Referee Really Jewish?Inside the German pro-Israel Lobby's Campaign to Defund UNRWA