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How settlers justify their pogroms
Believing the Israeli army isn't doing its job, and forgoing pragmatic strategies of the past, settlers are increasingly taking violence into their own hands.
By
Shabtay Bendet
July 17, 2023
How one hilltop became an incubator for Israeli settler violence
The Israeli government has done little to stop the religious settlers of Yitzhar, whose extremist doctrine is instigating waves of violence against Palestinians in the West Bank.
By
Natasha Roth-Rowland
January 2, 2020
In the Hebron Hills, the settlers are the lords and the IDF does their bidding
A new booklet by Breaking the Silence compiles dozens of accounts by former Israeli soldiers who served in the South Hebron Hills of the occupied West Bank.
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November 12, 2019
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WATCH: Masked settler beats Palestinian with metal pipe
Human rights group suggests army could have prevented the attack. New data shows police rarely file indictments for violent crimes against Palestinians and their trees. Masked settlers attacked Palestinian olive pickers and Israelis who joined them on Sunday near the village of Burin, I reported here. Now, a video of the incident has come to…
By
Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man
October 22, 2013
PHOTOS: Settlers attack Palestinian olive pickers, damage trees
Palestinian olive growers and their trees were attacked across the northern West Bank on Sunday, resulting in at least four injuries and the destruction of dozens of trees at the height of the yearly olive harvest. In the village of Burin on Sunday, Palestinian olive pickers and Israeli volunteers were attacked by masked settlers, who arrived…
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Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man
October 20, 2013
When the IDF wants to protect Palestinians, it’s almost able
What we can learn from the IDF’s farcical attempts to prevent settlers from damaging relations with the U.S. By Yesh Din, written by Yossi Gurvitz One of the U.S.’s federal agencies is named USAID, an acronym for United States Agency for International Development. It is one of the “soft power” arms of the American government:…
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August 9, 2013
WATCH: Settlers set fire to shed in West Bank village
A new video released today (Thursday) shows masked settlers setting fire to a shed belonging to Palestinians in the West Bank village of Asira Al-Qibliya. According to B’Tselem, the incident took place only 200 meters away from an IDF post, which is manned at all hours. The shed is located in Area B of the…
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+972 Magazine
June 20, 2013
Police ignore Palestinian complaint about settler violence
An attempt to kill a family in its sleep would force almost any police force to make an extra effort in catching the perpetrators. Not when the police are Israeli and the victims Palestinian. By Yesh Din, written by Yossi Gurvitz Late one night in May 2012, H., a resident of the West Bank village…
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+972 Magazine
March 18, 2013
‘There is peace here’: Notes from a journey to settler backcountry
After deciding to visit a few wildcat Jewish settlements in the West Bank, I felt anxious. Will they recognize us for the Tel Aviv leftists that we are? Will they become enraged at our questions? Might we face violence? Arriving at the settlement gate, however, I am struck by just how much the place resembles…
By
Edo Konrad
March 6, 2013
IDF confirms: Settlers shot, tied up and beat Palestinian near Nablus
Last week I posted videos taken by the spokesperson of B’Tselem, Sarit Michaeli, showing a confrontation between settlers and Palestinians near the village of Urif, in the Nablus region. You can see in the videos settlers setting fire to a Palestinian olive grove, and hear gunshots. A third clip shows a wounded Palestinian being evacuated…
By
Noam Sheizaf
June 2, 2012
WATCH: Settlers set fire to Palestinian olive grove, man shot
Eyewitness report that a Palestinian who tried to put out a fire started by settlers in Urif was shot and injured. Throughout the day, there were reports of settlers from Yitzhar trying to set fire to Palestinian olive groves near the village of Urif, south of Nablus in the West Bank. The entire area is…
By
Noam Sheizaf
May 26, 2012
It’s time for an international force in the West Bank
Since the IDF cannot and will not protect Palestinians from settlers, it’s time to turn over the West Bank to an international force. An incident in the village of Asira Al-Qibiliya drew media attention on Saturday, since it was captured on B’Tselem’s cameras. A group of Yitzhar settlers tried to raid the village, set its…
By
Yossi Gurvitz
May 22, 2012
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