Israeli Extremist Settlers Use Sheep Farms, Intimidation to Expand West Bank Control, CBS Reports
Lesley Stahl’s segment shows settler violence and Palestinian displacement, and reports say internal CBS disputes nearly blocked it from airing.
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Israeli extremist settlers use sheep farms, intimidation to expand West Bank control, CBS reports
A West Bank settler told CBS that sheep grazing helps establish territorial boundaries, while acknowledging concerns that extremist settler violence could threaten Israel's relationship with the US.
A report of the "60 Minutes" programme on the US CBS network highlighted the use of sheep herders by settlers as a tool to expand the Palestinian territories of the West Bank, revealing some of the pastoral settlement mechanisms that restrict the population and force them to leave their communities.
Lesley Stahl's Startling "60 Minutes" Piece on West Bank Settlements, Sheep Grazing, and Vigilante Thugs Barely Made it On the Air: Report
Lesley Stahl is 84 years old, almost 85, and she doesn’t need to prove herself or secure a legacy. But there was on Sunday night’s “60 Minutes,” standing in the desolate heat of Israel’s West Bank, watching arm to arm combat between Israeli thugs and Palestinians who can’t get to their homes. Then the thugs […]
'60 Minutes' captures on-camera West Bank violence by 'sticks, stones and sheep'
CBS correspondent Leslie Stahl was asked by a settler if she was 'in with Hamas' as she moves between Jewish settlers who believe they have a biblical right to the land, Palestinian villagers under attack and Jewish activists trying to protect them
Shepherds have been changing hands in the hills of the West Bank for thousands of years, and today Israeli settlers are using flocks of sheep to drive Palestinian communities out, according to a report by the American show 60 Minutes. In a report published by CBS on October 11, journalist Lesley Stahl points out that in the age of artificial intelligence and drones, settlers are fighting with sticks, rocks and sheep. According to her, Israeli [……
In the West Bank, according to a report by the popular American show "60 Minutes," a new form of pressure on Palestinian communities is spreading through Israeli settler sheep farms.
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