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Israeli settlers in the second floor of the home where they sought refuge from villagers in Qusra, which they allegedly invaded in order to carry out a price tag attack. (Photo: Zacharia Sada/Rabbis for Human Rights)

Palestinians catch settlers allegedly attempting a ‘price tag’ attack

Settlers invade the village of Qusra, where they are trapped by village residents. Palestinians eventually call the Israeli army to evacuate their attackers. Qusra has a long history as the target of settler violence. Palestinians in the West Bank village of Qusra caught a group of Israeli settlers who they said invaded the village to…

By Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man January 7, 2014

Israeli settlers throw stones at Palestinians, as soldiers stand on the side, during an attack by Israeli settlers in the West Bank village of Asira al Qibliya, April 30, 2013. Settlers burned fields and threw stones at houses in the village after an Israeli settler was stabbed to death by a Palestinian man. (Photo by: Oren Ziv/ Activestills.org)

Two sides of the same coin: How soldiers and settlers complete each other

Most of the time, soldiers and settlers are not adversaries; they are two sides completing each other. The settlers despoil the Palestinians of their land, and the soldiers pretend they have no choice but to defend them. By Yesh Din (written by Yossi Gurvitz) Some three weeks ago, S., a resident of the West Bank…

By +972 Magazine July 18, 2013

A settler (in white) pointing a gun at Palestinians on the plantations of Qusra, February 23 2013 (photo: Saad Al-Wadi)

Settlers arrested in connection with near-fatal shooting of Palestinian man in Qusra

Police make rare arrests in connection to settler violence against Palestinians. But the circumstances surrounding the shooting were unique, and likely played no small role in pushing police to investigate seriously. Update (April 3): Police released all of the suspects and cleared them of wrongdoing, according to The Jerusalem Post. In a rare display of…

By Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man April 1, 2013

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IDF soldiers and settlers enter the land of Qusra, 23.2.2012 (photo: Saad Al-Wadi)

A history of violence in Qusra: Not ‘clashes,’ but ‘pogroms’

The attack against Palestinians in Qusra yesterday was not a ‘clash,’ it was a pogrom – and, as usual, it took place under the aegis of the IDF. By Yesh Din, written by Yossi Gurvitz A group of settlers coming from the direction of one of the most notorious outposts, Esh Kodesh, raided the Palestinian village…

By +972 Magazine February 24, 2013

Settlers attack Palestinians in Qusra as IDF soldiers stand by (photo Sa'ad Al-Wadi)

Prisoner issue and settler violence drive escalation of West Bank protests

Tensions are rising following the death of a Palestinian in Israeli prison and a settler attack on a Palestinian village, which took place despite the fact that IDF soldiers were on the scene. Indifference to the Palestinian issue and lack of progress on the ground are building up frustration and anger among Palestinians. This weekend saw a series of…

By Noam Sheizaf February 24, 2013

A Yesh Din team collecting testimony in Kusra (Photo: Yossi Gurvitz)

Settler kidnaps, tortures Palestinian kid, gets 18 months

The courts convicted Zvi Strock of kidnapping with intent to harm, assault, and killing of a lamb. He got 18 months Two days ago, the Jerusalem District Court passed sentence (Hebrew) on Zvi Strock. The latter, the son of Urit Strock of the oh-so-ironically named “Human Rights in YESHA *” organization, was convicted on 14th…

By Yossi Gurvitz March 29, 2011