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Jeremy Sharon

Jeremy Sharon

Jeremy Sharon is The Times of Israel’s legal affairs and settlements reporter
Israeli security forces remove Palestinians and left-wing activists from olive groves during the olive harvest season in the West Bank village of Beita, near Nablus, October 2, 2026. (Flash90)
October 8, 2026, 10:47 pm
Katz reportedly seeking to ban pro-Palestinian activists from West Bank during olive harvest
Settlement umbrella group says defense minister taking action at its request; IDF, police address illegal outpost farmers; NGO records 109 acts of violence during harvest season
By Jeremy Sharon
MK Ofer Cassif at the Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court, October 8, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
October 8, 2026, 1:34 pm
Hadash MK Cassif convicted of assaulting police officer during 2022 West Bank clash
Court finds Jewish lawmaker from Arab party guilty of aggravated assault for slapping Border Policeman during altercation; Cassif calls verdict ‘political persecution’
By Jeremy Sharon
Members of the Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee observe a minute of silence in memory of those murdered in the October 7, 2023 massacre, during a committee hearing, October 7, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
October 7, 2026, 8:54 pm
MK Rothman pushes to indict Oct. 7 perpetrators next year, but process faces delays
Prosecutor tells Knesset panel recommendations for indictment of ‘hundreds’ of suspects ready, notes that some have yet to be interrogated
By Jeremy Sharon
Mourners carry the body of Palestinian security officer Ali al-Bazari at Rafidia Hospital in the West Bank city of Nablus, after he was killed in a clash in the village of Burqa on October 7, 2026. (Zain JAAFAR / AFP)
October 7, 2026, 8:17 pm
Palestinians say man killed as settlers raid West Bank village accompanied by IDF
Incident follows apparent clash at outpost; army says 44-year-old ran at troops with ‘suspicious object’; settlers torch Israeli activist’s car
By Nurit Yohanan, Stav Levaton, Jeremy Sharon, AFP and ToI Staff
Agence France-Presse’s (AFP) photographer Jaafar Ashtiyeh is carried by Palestinian first responders to seek medical assistance after being beaten by several Israelis in Aqraba in the West Bank on October 6, 2026. (JOHN WESSELS/AFP)
October 6, 2026, 6:37 pm
Settlers reportedly open fire on Palestinians, beat journalist, try to take over home
Several wounded by gunfire during the olive harvest near village of Aqraba, as Palestinian tells ToI that settlers have been laying siege to his home since attacking it last night
By ToI Staff, Nurit Yohanan, AFP and Jeremy Sharon
Former national security adviser Eyal Hulata speaks at an anti-government protest demanding the establishment of a state commission of inquiry into Hamas's onslaught of October 7, 2023, at Habima Square in Tel Aviv, February 21, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
October 5, 2026, 1:20 pm
Former NSC head pans Netanyahu’s ‘crooked’ flydubai probe, says buck stops with him
Eyal Hulata says Netanyahu should have stepped in after NSC warned in 2024, 2025 of inadequate checks for foreign airlines, says it’s same attitude he has toward Oct. 7 responsibility
By Jeremy Sharon, Ariela Karmel and ToI Staff
Prime Minister and Likud party chairman Benjamin Netanyahu, surrounded by supporters, during an election campaign tour in the southern Israeli city of Ashdod, September 29, 2026. (Liron Moldovan/Flash90)
October 4, 2026, 9:03 pm
Election panel orders Netanyahu to remove videos that violate propaganda laws
Committee chair says five clips published to social media feature problematic content, including video of a visit to a military base in Lebanon
By Jeremy Sharon
People of Israel chair Ofer Winter speaks at a party event in Rishon Lezion, September 15, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
October 4, 2026, 6:57 am
Winter says he’ll demand ultra-Orthodox IDF service, but would still join coalition with Haredim
Right-wing ex-general calls Netanyahu ‘sucker’ but says he’ll support him for PM; Yoseph Haddad, Arab candidate in party, disavows past support for Palestinian state
By Jeremy Sharon and ToI Staff
From left: Balad chairman Sami Abou Shehadeh, MK Ahmad Tibi and MK Ofer Cassif arrive at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem for a hearing on the Central Elections Committee’s decision to disqualify candidates and parties from running in the upcoming Knesset elections, October 1, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
October 2, 2026, 5:47 pm
Supreme Court unanimously overturns election panel’s ban on Arab parties
After rejecting Balad chief, judges say Ra’am, Joint List, its MK Ofer Cassif don’t meet criteria on racist incitement, support for armed conflict against Israel to warrant ban
By Jeremy Sharon and Noam Lehmann
Illustrative image of Israeli national identity cards in Jerusalem on January 22, 2008. (Anna Kaplan/Flash90)
September 28, 2026, 11:40 pm
Israel said to freeze immigration of 2 Jews involved in defending Palestinian rights
Lawrence Shenkin of UK and another unnamed US woman reportedly told by Population and Immigration Authority their cases now on hold, despite initial approval
By Jeremy Sharon
View of the area of the planned E1 project between Jerusalem and the Ma’ale Adumim West Bank city, August 21, 2025. (Jamal Awad/Flash90)
September 28, 2026, 9:46 pm
Attorney general eases stance on E1 settlement plan, allowing submissions for tenders
Dropping earlier demand to postpone applications until after national election in October, AG instead delays only decision on awarding projects
By Jeremy Sharon
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, Justice Minister Yariv Levin, Science Minister Gila Gamliel, Settlements Minister Orit Strock, and other dignitaries inaugurate two new settlements in the southern West Bank region, September 27, 2026. (Eitam Shalem)
September 28, 2026, 7:40 pm
Two new West Bank settlements inaugurated with cabinet ministers on hand
Makeda and Karmei Yehudah in the southern West Bank are already populated, while residents of Meged and Maale Einav in the same region will move in soon
By Jeremy Sharon
Screen capture from video of Palestinian prisoners seen during a video filmed when National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir visited the Ofer Prison on February 13, 2026. (X)
September 28, 2026, 2:16 pm
High Court gives government 2 weeks to specify terms for Red Cross visits to detainees
Court ruled in June that ban on visits to Palestinian security detainees was unlawful, but visits have yet to resume, while the Prison Service has sought new restrictions
By Jeremy Sharon
This photograph taken from the E1 corridor, an area in the West Bank shows vehicles driving along the highway near the Israeli settlement of Maale Adumim, on September 8, 2026. (Ahmad GHARABLI/AFP)
September 27, 2026, 6:43 pm
AG postpones tenders for E1 settlement project; Smotrich accuses her of election meddling
Baharav-Miara delays tender deadline until after Oct. 27 vote, citing electioneering concerns; far-right leader says process is apolitical, urges election chief to keep AG from becoming an ‘active player’
By Jeremy Sharon, ToI Staff and AFP
Nabil Jabarin stands in the West Bank Palestinian hamlet of Jinba in the Masafer Yatta region where he lives, September 24, 2026. (Courtesy)
September 24, 2026, 10:17 pm
As Israel steps up hamlet demolitions, owner of razed home insists he’s staying put
After Civil Administration tears down dozens of structures in West Bank’s Jinba, Nabil Jabarin says his family is sleeping outdoors, but will rebuild if ‘better’ government takes power
By Jeremy Sharon
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