The West Bank Jewish Leader With An Unusual Wish List

Unlike some other ultra-nationalists, Beni Katzover thinks Arabs shouldn’t be forced out of the West Bank, and should have self-governing autonomy.

A man looks on amid the aftermath of an Israeli military raid in Qabatiyah in the occupied West Bank, on Sept. 20, 2024. Zain Jaafar/AFP via Getty Images

Beni Katzover has an unusual view about Jews living in Judea and Samaria, which is what a lot of Israelis call the West Bank.

He wants Jews who live there to be thought of as unremarkable, like Jews living in West Jerusalem—as barely worthy of notice.