Falastine Saleh: By weaponising settlers, the Israeli government not only perpetuates violence, but also lays the groundwork for further domination, displacement and ethnic cleansing of Palestinians

 

A Palestinian inspects the damage in the village of Mughayir near Ramallah in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on 13 April, 2024, after an attack by Israeli settlers on the village (AFP)

Settler terrorism: Palestinians are becoming prisoners in their own homeland

Falastine Saleh

22 April 2024 12:01 BST |

I can still feel the weight of that moment back in 2015, sitting in Beirut and sharing my concerns with a friend who works in journalism. I spoke of Israel’s extensive arming of settlers, and my deep worry that it would lead to a surge of violence and ethnic cleansing in the occupied West Bank. 

My friend looked at me as though I was speaking from some distant, irrational place, and insisted that times had changed - that another Nakba was not within the realm of possibility.

Now, here we are, nine years later, and the very nightmare I feared is unfurling before our eyes.

The recent surge of settler terrorism and violence in the occupied West Bank is the inevitable culmination of years of policy decisions. Over the past decade, successive Israeli governments have unabashedly armed settlers, effectively equipping them to carry out their own brand of intimidation and aggression.... READ MORE      https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/israel-settlers-terrorism-palestinians-prisoners-homeland-becoming

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