Current sectionWest Bank NewsReality Check Netanyahu claimed that settler violence is a marginal phenomenon. 'They're talking about a handful of kids, about 70 kids, from broken homes.' But according to Israeli security officials, the phenomenon is far broader, involving hundreds of IsraelisShare 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 formatSubscribeMatan Golan10:29 PM • August 28 2026 IDTIn an interview with Fox News last December, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed that settler violence is a marginal phenomenon.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israel settlersPalestiniansIsrael settlementsWest BankIDFBenjamin NetanyahuCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesWest BankIDF VideoGaza Militias Iran RegimeNetanyahu CampaignOfer WinterSuper El NiñoPollHaQuizHaaretz PodcastIDF Says Three Palestinians Killed in Targeted Strike Near West Bank's JeninIsraeli Judoka Gefen Primo Wins Lausanne Grand SlamIs Israel Really 'One Step Away' From Total Victory in Gaza?Netanyahu's Claim That Son Was Target of Iranian Assassination Remains UnclearWedding of the Year: Israelis Revel as Freed Hostage Emily Damari Ties the KnotRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIAn Israeli Startup Is Reinventing Salmon Farming. It May Upend a Global IndustryHasan Piker Talks Hamas, anti-Zionism and Why Americans Are Fed Up With Israel'Israel Is Sending Militias to Commit War Crimes – and I Have to Protect Them'Being Israeli Abroad Has Become Embarrassing. You Don't Talk About ItIsraeli Court Acquits Man of Assaulting Nun in Jerusalem's Old CityPoll: Likud Sinks to 19 Seats as New Right-wing Party Falls Below Threshold