Settler Violence

West Bank Jews do not wake up in the morning seeking to attack their Arab neighbors. When friction occurs, it is almost always in the context of self-defense.

According to Yesh Din data, law enforcement against settlers who harm Palestinians is virtually nonexistent: 94% of police investigations are closed without indictment.

After conducting an in-depth investigation in the area, police arrested five suspects and took them in for further questioning.

Footage taken after the attack showed at least one of the sheep lying dead and bloodied in the pen alongside other livestock, which were also huddled in their pen.

Most of the world considers all Israel's settlement activity in the West Bank illegal under international law relating to military occupations. Israel disputes this view.

As Jewish extremist violence escalates in Israel, a new police task force takes action. With initial signs of success, can this unit sustain its progress and curb violence in the West Bank?

According to the IDF, soldiers and police forces followed a report that "several Israeli civilians had slaughtered livestock and vandalized Palestinian property.

An attorney claimed the Shin Bet policy of relocating violent settlers into Israel proper has led to rising threats in mixed cities like Jaffa, endangering residents’ safety.

"Today...A number of youths were gathered by the main street when a settler shot 16-year-old Muheeb Jibril in the head," Tuqu' Mayor Mohammed al-Badan told Reuters by telephone.

Nearly a quarter of the members of the House of Representatives signed the letter calling the demolition orders to the village cruel, including many from the Jewish caucus.