The IDF's failure to maintain a boundary between itself and the settlement movement has consequences. Settler violence in the West Bank is one of themYagil LevySeptember 08, 2026In October 2009, there was a shake-up in the army's relations with settlers. Journalist Roy Sharon reported that the commander of the Samaria Brigade, Col. Itzik Bar, had forbidden his soldiers from accepting invitations to stay in settlers' homes.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Shimon PeresIsrael settlersPalestiniansIsrael settlementsWest BankIDFAnnexationBezalel SmotrichCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesNetanyahu October 7U.K. sanctionsIran-U.S.EisenkotPISABen-GvirGazaIsrael ElectionHaQuizHaaretz PodcastNetanyahu Tries to Run From Oct. 7, Making His Culpability a Key Election IssueIran Launches Heavy Overnight Attacks on Ships in Gulf, Missiles at JordanU.K. Heralds New Reality That Won't End With NetanyahuNetanyahu's Likud Party Files Knesset Slate, Includes PM's Handpicked CandidatesFor Palestinian Citizens of Israel, Voting Has Become an Expression of FearRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMINetanyahu Got an Explicit Warning Before Oct. 7. He Didn't Brief Security Chiefs'Piece of Shit': U.S. Senator Urges Ben-Gvir Ban After Emaciated Prisoner VideoThink Bibi Is Bad? Meet Sara NetanyahuIMDb Replaces the Name Israel With 'The Occupied Palestinian Territories'Water Crisis Triggered by Gaza's Ruin: Israel Is Paying the Price of DestructionWhat Did Netanyahu Really Do on the Morning of October 7?