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Surging 'Jewish terrorism' in West Bank condemned but unpunished
Researchers say 90% of settler violence cases are closed without indictments as settlers expand outposts and attacks on Palestinians intensify.
- Violence by extremist Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank has reached unprecedented levels during the ongoing war with Iran, with at least six Palestinians killed since early March.
- Radicalized "hilltop youth" reject all authority, operating with what researcher Reem Cohen described as "the ideological support of certain members of the government," specifically ministers Itamar Ben Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich.
- According to the Institute for National Security Studies , "90 percent of settler violence cases in the West Bank are closed without indictments," while settlers have established more than 175 farms since October 7, 2023.
- Military chief Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir described the attacks as "morally and ethically unacceptable," while Yair Golan, head of the Democrats party, accused the government of "supporting Jewish terrorism."
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently requested army action against extremists, though more than 500,000 Israelis live in settlements, complicating efforts to curb violence since the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack.
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Surging 'Jewish terrorism' in West Bank condemned but unpunished
Violence by extremist Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank has reached unprecedented levels since the start of the war with Iran, with NGOs and opposition figures denouncing an environment of impunity.
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