NYTIMES (Amelia Nierenberg) - UK Sanctions Against Israeli Settlers Divide British Rabbis
Prominent rabbis reacted with a mix of support, condemnation and concern about the ramifications for Jews in Britain.
NYTIMES (Mairav Zonszein) - It’s Not Just the West Bank Settlers. It’s Israel.
Settler violence is reaching new heights.
NYTIMES (Loui Ridi) - My Home Is Besieged By Israeli Settlers. This Flag Is My Only Protection.
As Israeli settlers encroach on his home, one Palestinian American man has hoisted the American flag.
YOUTUBE (CNN) - Israeli settlers besiege Palestinian home
In a weekend of brazen settler violence, dozens of Israeli settlers seized a Palestinian home in the occupied West Bank while the homeowner was inside. Two days later, Israeli authorities have yet to announce any arrests as the investigation is ongoing. Settlers also attacked an NBC News crew in the village of Jalud.
NYTIMES (Azam Ahmed, Natan Odenheimer, Ronen Bergman and Ivor Prickett) - These Generals Fought for Israel. Now They See ‘Jewish Terrorism’ as the Threat.
A growing number of former Israeli generals, intelligence officials and prime ministers are accusing settlers in the West Bank of committing ethnic cleansing with government support. “Once a society behaves this way,” one said, “that society is doomed.”
NYTIMES (Aaron Boxerman and Pranav Baskar) - Israeli Settlers Attack Palestinians, Drawing Sharp Rebukes
The ferocity of Saturday’s assault prompted condemnations from Benjamin Netanyahu and other officials.
NPR (The Associated Press) - Palestinian American returns to his West Bank home, under siege by Israeli settlers
The Palestinian American whose home in the occupied West Bank has been besieged by Israeli settlers traveled to his property on Monday to join other family members who have been defending it.
THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Taki) - Bored of Peace
The new scheme to “reshape the Middle East” is a recipe for further violence. The post Bored of Peace appeared first on The American Conservative .
Takimag Bored of Peace The new scheme to “reshape the Middle East” is a recipe for further violence. TakiMag Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP via Getty Images If anyone believes that peace will be achieved by “reshaping the Middle East”—via the Trump Board of Peace project—I’ve got a couple of bridges linking Brooklyn with Manhattan that I’m willing to sell for a song. I might be going out on a limb here, but there will never be peace in the Middle East as long as Benjamin Netanyahu and his ilk are in control of the out-of-control, American-supported and -supplied Israeli government. And before…Open
YOUTUBE (CNN) - Palestinian-American returns to home under settler siege
Loui Ridi reached his West Bank home on Monday, more than a week after it came under siege by Israeli settlers — only to find settlers still roaming freely. A Palestinian-American living in Ohio, he traveled to his native village of Qusra in the occupied West Bank to support his brother and nephew, who have been trapped inside the house. The Israeli military declared the area a closed military zone, and Ridi was only able to reach his home under Israeli military escort. CNN’s Jeremy Diamond joined him on the journey.
NYTIMES (David M. Halbfinger and Adam Rasgon) - As Army Fails to Protect Palestinians, Israeli Leaders Sympathize With Settlers
Defense Minister Katz called for the military to turn over to the police the responsibility for protecting Palestinians after two West Bank families were besieged by violent settlers.