Another day, another funeral. More Palestinians killed in raids by Israeli military on the West Bank. Anger grows as bodies pile up. This time it was two young men shot dead in front of their homes when troops entered a refugee camp to carry out arrests. There were public outpourings of grief, declarations of defiance, expressions of bitterness and anger – not just towards Israel, but also the US and Britain.
The violence in the West Bank continues to escalate by the day with the atmosphere growing increasingly tense and toxic. At the same time, the influence of Hamas continues to spread along with violence and intimidation by settlers. Some 700,000 of them now in the Palestinian Authority-run area – who have begun acting with seeming impunity given the climate of outrage in Israel.
