Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael SecurityOn our way to visit a Palestinian family besieged in their home because of an outpost, photographer Itai Ron and I were spat on and kicked by settlers, and the road ahead of us was blocked. Israeli soldiers stood idly by. After two hours, we were informed that we would not be allowed to continue. We are fine, but even though the army knows that the family is in danger, it is willing to take the riskShare 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 formatSubscribe12:46 AM • August 12 2026 IDTIt was the first time anyone had spat in my face. A foul-smelling spit. I couldn't decide which was more degrading: the young settler's spit or the IDF's metaphorical one, as soldiers stood by and refused to help.CommentsIn the NewsIsrael and Venezuela Agree to Renew Consular Ties After 17-year Diplomatic Break'Fake News': Elon Musk Denies Reports of Acquiring Israeli AI Company DecartIsrael Police Prevented Teen From Turning Himself in Despite an Arrest WarrantTrump and Netanyahu's Feuds Never Lasted. This One MightChief Justice: Knesset Closing Nursing Home Polls Democratic 'Step Backward'Remembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIsrael's Leading Philosopher on Manipulation, Morality and the Future of Zionism50 Years Ago, a Young Israeli Was Crowned the Most Beautiful Woman in the WorldIsrael Captured 230 Square Miles of Lebanon, Razed Villages and Built New BasesHow a Teen, Not a Journalist, Debunked Israel's Gaza 'Voluntary Emigration' PlanWho Is Rebeca Grynspan, the Jewish Frontrunner to Become the Next UN Chief?'I Saw Pictures of Dead Kids. In the Army They Told Us We Only Kill Terrorists'