We are at a critical moment in Israel’s history. Our choices now will determine what we will become. We believe our moral integrity and our long-term security are tied to confronting this issue directly.
Looking away does not protect us. Whether your concern is the rights and dignity of Palestinians, the future of Israel, or the standing of the Jewish people – this is a moment to act!
Accountability
Accountability is almost nonexistent. Security forces often fail to intervene, investigations are rare, and perpetrators are seldom brought to justice.
Attacks
Thousands of attacks have been documented, resulting in deaths, injuries, and widespread property damage. Dozens of communities have been displaced.
State-backing
These are not isolated instances conducted by a small group of vigilantes but an ongoing campaign enabled and supported by elements within the Israeli government.
The issue
Since the October 7th massacre, there has been a sharp increase in violence by extremist Jewish settlers against Palestinian communities in the West Bank, with the goal of driving them off their land.
Why it matters
How you can help
Oppose injustice and Palestinian displacement in the West Bank
Israeli voices working to stop state-backed settler violence in the West Bank; restore accountability and rule of law; and prevent displacement of Palestinian communities.
Image Credit: Oren Ziv
An Israeli activist records illegal settlers driving past a village in Masafer Yatta, occupied West Bank, Oct. 28, 2025 (Sipa photo by Davide Bonaldo via AP Images).
Engage
Join a zoom conversation with Israeli activists or organize such a conversation. We will connect you to relevant speakers
Ending Settler Terrorism and
Palestinian Displacement
in the West Bank
We believe that many people care deeply about this issue but don’t always know how to engage.
Creating space for awareness, conversation, and action is how change begins. More and more communities are taking a stand.
American Jewish Committee
The Israel Movement for Reform and Progressive Judaism
We invite you to be part of this effort.
Recent actions
HAARETZ
Over 600 Israeli Academics Sign Petition Urging Action Against anti-Palestinian Settler Violence
HAARETZ
Diaspora Jews, if You Care About Israel – Fight Jewish Terrorism
An appeal by prominent Israelis to the Jewish Diaspora: Help end this violence
Prof. Inbal Arnon
Scientist and human rights activist
Michal Grynbaum
Architect and social-political activist
Dr. Yiftah Elazar
Senior Lecturer in Political Theory, Hebrew University
Avi Dabush
CEO of Rabbis for Human Rights, Author of “The Rebellion of the Periphery"
Rabbi Levi D. Lauer
Founding CEO Emeritus, ATZUM-Justice-Works
Ending Settler Terrorism and Palestinian Displacement in the West Bank
"My mother is a holocaust survivor. What I’ve seen here today, reminds me of events that happened in the previous century, in a very developed country, the kind of things directed against Jews there. I feel shame to be a Jew here today."
Tamir Pardo
Former Head of Mossad
Dr. Yael Sela
Historian; human rights defender in the Jordan Valley
Prof. Michael Marmur
Professor of Jewish Theology, Hebrew Union College; Board Member of Rabbis for Human Rights
Dr. Liat Savin Ben-Shoshan
Visual Studies Scholar,
Member of Mizrahi Civic Collective
CEO of Rabbis for Human Rights, Author of “The Rebellion of the Periphery
Political activist and director of the Quiet Within association - Meditation for Prisoners
Michal Warshavsky
Ruti Netzer Baidatz
Humanist Rabbi; outgoing CEO of Rabbis for Human Rights; Protective presence activist in the Jordan Valley
From investigative report, Channel 13 News, April 28, 2026
We are a group of Israeli citizens deeply concerned about the future of Israel.
We come from diverse political perspectives, but share a common belief: the attempt to drive Palestinian communities off their lands is immoral, dangerous, and contradicts the values we believe in.
We are working to raise awareness, mobilize support, and create spaces for informed, honest conversation about what is happening in the West Bank.
Who we are
The reality on the ground
Listen to one of our signers, Prof. David Harel, longtime faculty member at the Weizmann Institute and President of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities