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Israel has revoked the travel permits of several U.S. Jewish activists who were supporting Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and opposing violence by Israeli illegal settlers, according to The Forward.
The U.S.-based Jewish publication reported that members of a group monitoring attacks against Palestinians in the West Bank had their permits canceled.
Activist Sam Sherman told The Forward that he received an email informing him that his permit had been revoked while he was carrying out a seven-week volunteer mission supporting Palestinians in the Masafer Yatta area of the occupied West Bank.
Sherman said Israeli soldiers had stopped him several times and photographed his identification before the cancellation.
“This happened to me and several people in my group within the same hour,” Sherman said. “Several of us received the same email minutes apart.”
Sherman said more experienced Jewish activists told him he would not be allowed to enter Israel again unless he permanently immigrated there.
“If I’m the wrong kind of Jew for Israel. That’s great,” he said sarcastically.
Israeli authorities have not explained why the travel permits of the U.S. Jewish activists were revoked.
Israeli illegal settlers have carried out numerous attacks targeting Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
According to official Palestinian data, 3,488 attacks against Palestinians and their property were recorded during the first six months of 2026.
The incidents included attacks on individuals and property, the establishment of new illegal settlement outposts and efforts to prevent Palestinian farmers from reaching their land.
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