Settlers want the rest of us to believe they provide the 'security belt of the State of Israel.' Every attack proves that settlements are essential; so does every quiet day. The argument is built so reality can never touch itYoana Gonen 04:56 PM • July 28 2026 IDTThe settlers are determined to protect us – even if we're begging them to stop. After the deadly incident in the village of Tell, near Nablus, and against a backdrop of rampant Jewish terror in the West Bank, one prominent figure in the Israeli settlement movement after another stepped in front of the cameras to repeat the eternal lie that "the settlements protect Israel's heartland." Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:TerrorismPalestinian AuthorityIsrael settlementsWest BankAnnexationBezalel SmotrichCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesWest BankNetanyahu-TrumpBen-GvirGaza Board of PeaceBarbara ButchIsrael ElectionsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastNetanyahu to Meet Trump Behind Closed Doors at White HouseThese Palestinian Artists Exhibit a Rare Courage to Look WithinShould Architect Ram Karmi's 'Megalomaniacal' Designs Have Stayed on Paper?Defense Minister Orders IDF Takeover of Refugee Camp, Expulsion of PalestiniansIsraeli Settlers Are Running a Security Ponzi SchemeRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIsrael's Far Right Is Repeating the Sin That Brought Down the TempleAl Jazeera Reportedly Ends Contracts of Over 20 Gazan JournalistsWith the West Bank Primed to Explode, Israel's Government Sees an OpportunityTwo Israelis, Four Palestinians Killed in Clash After Settlers Enter TownBiden Officials Now Regret What They Let Israel Do in Gaza. Does It Matter?These Young Israelis Are Calling for the Zionist Left to Confront the Occupation