Boy it is murky waters you dip you toe in. There are disputed areas, which is unsurprising as PA, Hamas, Hez and Fatah, US, UK and the UN have all had a go.
Once there the settlers tend to resolve their disputes directly (car thieves tend to get shot)
This is not to say some settlers are malevolent.
The PA (Palestine Authority) is stealing money meant to operate a proper police force.
I have been into the West Bank a few times but cannot remember seeing a uniform. Dress simple, show no valuables, lock car.
I attended Mass at the big church in Bethlehem, where a Turkish Russian Orthodox priest was presiding. St Catherines is one and others are administered by a group of sects because no one can even agree on who sweeps the floor.
