West Bank Violence: Beyond “Settlers” to “Terrorists” and “Pogroms”
Overnight Saturday and into Sunday, Israeli settlers reportedly attacked multiple Palestinian villages in the occupied West Bank, smashing cars, setting fires, and injuring several men. These incidents, which occurred during the Eid al-Fitr holiday, saw homes and vehicles ablaze and at least five Palestinians wounded, with some suffering head injuries from beatings. The violence follows the death of an 18-year-old settler the previous day in a collision with a Palestinian vehicle, which police are investigating as potentially deliberate. These attacks have intensified alongside a broader surge in violence and Israel’s continued expansion of settlements in the West Bank.
John Q. Hosedrinker