The Tikvah Fund created a program training right-wing Israeli leaders for key defense posts, including Shin Bet chief.
A U.S. Jewish Fund’s Ambitious Bid to Put a Settler Elite in Control of Israel’s Security
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Israeli media: The IDF Shows It Doesn’t Turn a Blind Eye; It Actively Emboldens Settler Havoc
The fact that the IDF needed a Supreme Court order to secure the Tubasi family’s return to their home, after settlers seized it in plain sight, shows just how inept and beholden to settler whims the army really is, according to Israeli media reports.
Israel displaces hundreds of Palestinians amid wave of demolitions in West Bank
Israeli forces raze 24 homes in Janba village in Masafer Yatta, leaving 176 people without shelter, as demolitions escalate
Three Times in a Week: Israeli Settler Raids Into West Bank Village End With IDF Shooting Palestinians
Israeli settlers have been repeatedly entering the Palestinian al-Mughayyir village under IDF protection, grazing flocks near the village homes, and then reporting their livestock was harmed. At least seven Palestinians were then wounded as the IDF responded
The Palestinian-American determined to defend his home from Israeli settlers
A nearby family was forced out of their home at gunpoint by settlers, who raised an Israeli flag on the roof. Louai Abu Ridi wants to protect his property.
Israeli soldiers number Palestinian detainees on their foreheads
Troops round up Palestinian residents near Qabatiya and mark them with numbers before interrogating them
Settler violence is state violence in the West Bank
Jewish settler violence in the occupied West Bank tipped over the edge in a bloody incident last week, leaving four Palestinians and two Israelis killed. But the trend obscures a broader objective which is being pursued actively: Israel’s de facto annexation of the occupied West Bank.
Israeli Media: Israel’s Defense Chief Is Enabling Jewish Terror
Ha’aretz lead editorial and a senior columnist describe Israeli Defense Chief’s war crimes as he panders to his base…”War crimes are the ticket to popularity”
ISRAELI MEDIA: Israelis Fight Over Framing of West Bank Attacks. But Settler Violence Is an Israeli Strategy (2 articles)
Last week’s encounter in the Palestinian town of Tell, in which 4 Palestinians and 2 Israelis were killed, shatters the foolish lie of wayward youth and spontaneous, isolated incidents. The Palestinians were not terrorists. This is a plan: attack Palestinian areas deeper and deeper inside the West Bank, to force them to leave.
‘We want to see blood’: Israeli political leadership and settler groups call for revenge against Palestinians
Rights groups and Palestinian officials report homes burned, civilians injured and arrests following deadly clashes near Nablus