Radical Settlers Deepen Rift as Katz Orders Plan To Shift West Bank Enforcement to Israel Police

Prof. Kobi Michael: “The State of Israel has willingly, and with its eyes open, lost governance in the West Bank. The price will be high—not only vis-à-vis the international community, but mainly regarding the legal and consensual settlement project, and then vis-à-vis the US administration.

We will eat the smelly fish and be thrown out of the city. We will have to suppress this growing radical and violent gang, dismiss reserve soldiers who cooperate with them, dismantle illegal outposts and farms, and pay the price. This is what I mean by ‘eating the smelly fish.’

Published in The Media Line, August 16, 2026.

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