Driven by faith, activists stand up to fellow Jews to protect Palestinians
Summary
A group of religious Jewish Israeli activists travel to the West Bank to protect Palestinian families from attacks by Israeli settlers. Recently, these activists were violently attacked by settlers while trying to defend a Palestinian family’s home near Bethlehem.Key Facts
- Around 30 Israeli activists, many religious Jews, go to the West Bank to protect Palestinians from violent settlers.
- On August 25, 2026, at least five activists were injured during a violent attack by settlers at the outpost of Jannatah near Bethlehem.
- The activists were trying to protect the Faraj family, whose member Mohammed Faraj was killed in clashes with settlers in March.
- Settlers attacked activists by throwing stones, using pepper spray, and damaging their cars.
- The settler outpost called Kochav Yehuda has been dismantled by Israeli authorities 64 times but rebuilt repeatedly.
- The extremist Hilltop Youth movement, linked to the settlers, aims to pressure Palestinians to leave their land and create new outposts.
- Over 500,000 Israelis live in the West Bank, an area occupied by Israel since 1967, where about three million Palestinians also live.
- The activists belong to Bnei Avraham, a religious Jewish group founded to oppose injustices against Palestinians, differing from largely secular Israeli peace groups.
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