While the world watches Israel's war with Hamas and the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza, surely anything that eases tensions is to be welcomed? So why won't Israel's government call time on attacks by Jewish settlers in the West Bank, settlers who since October 7 have stepped up their push to forcefully expel Palestinians from their land?
The US calls it fuel on the fire and has now announced visa bans for extremists. How serious is Washington? Is Israel listening?
Not if you read the latest news and the government's reported approval of 1,700 new housing units in an East Jerusalem settlement. Added to that are plans for a Thursday march that's been authorised to pass through Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa compound, one of the holiest sites in Islam which is also holy to Jews as Temple Mount.
Why is this happening? And why now?
Produced by Alessandro Xenos, Guillaume Gougeon and Imen Mellaz.
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