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Israeli settlers clash with Palestinians in flashpoint West Bank town

Israeli settlers and Palestinians clashed overnight on Monday near the West Bank village of Huwara, the scene of a violent rampage last week by dozens of settlers seeking revenge for the shooting of two Israeli brothers.

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Israeli Settlers Held in Administrative Detention for Planning Attacks on Palestinian Villages

The Israeli army detained two settlers, out of 16 it had arrested, after determining they planned the attacks on Palestinian villages, a week after 400 extremist Jewish settlers attacked the town of Huwara, south of Nablus. Security sources said the two settlers did not cooperate with the interrogators, and it…

Asharq Al-Awsat

What is a pogrom? Israeli mob attack has put a century-old word in the spotlight

Following the murder of two Israeli brothers in the West Bank on Feb. 26, 2023, a mob of around 400 Israelis attacked the Palestinian town of Huwara. They torched dozens of homes and cars, leaving one dead and hundreds wounded before being stopped by Israeli security forces.

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Israel pogroms reflect nation's shift to right

The dictionary definition of "pogrom" is "an organised massacre of a particular ethnic group, in particular that of Jewish people in Russia or eastern Europe in the late 19th and early 20th centuries." So, there is something deeply strange about hearing pogrom used in Hebrew to describe what some Jewish…

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Netanyahu Tries to Calm Outcry over Minister’s Remarks on Palestinians

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sought on Sunday to soften international outcry over a call by a far-right member of his cabinet for a flashpoint Palestinian village to be "erased", saying those remarks had been "inappropriate". But Netanyahu also pushed back against censure of Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, accusing foreign…

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Six European States Call on Israel to Stop Settlement Expansion

Six European countries called Saturday on Israel to stop the expansion of settlements, while also condemning the settler attack against the town of Huwara, south Nablus, and other villages in the West Bank last week.

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Saudi Arabia Condemns Israeli Calls to ‘Erase’ West Bank Town of Huwara

Saudi Arabia on Friday strongly condemned radical statements in which an Israeli official called for erasing the occupied West Bank town of Huwara. “The Kingdom completely rejects these racist and irresponsible remarks that reflect the magnitude of violence and extremism practiced by the occupying Israeli entity toward the brotherly Palestinian…

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Israeli minister inciting violence with remarks: UN rights chief

Volker Turk slams Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich’s call for Palestinian village of Huwara to be ‘wiped out’.

Al Jazeera

Israeli Attorney General Authorizes A Law Enforcement Investigation Against A Knesset Member.

Israeli Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara has given the green light for a police investigation of Zvika Fogel

Zenger

EU Diplomat Demands Accountability Following Israeli Settler Rampage in West Bank

The European Union's envoy to the Palestinians called on Friday for accountability and for perpetrators to be brought to justice after a rampage by Israeli settlers this week in the occupied West Bank in which one Palestinian was killed and dozens of houses, shops and cars were torched. Ambassador Sven…

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Palestinians Demand Arrest of Israeli Official Visiting Washington

The Palestinian Foreign Ministry on Thursday asked Washington to arrest a visiting Israeli official who called for wiping out the Palestinian village of Huwara. “The Foreign Ministry demands the US administration to arrest the fascist terrorist Davidi Ben Zion, the deputy head of the Shomron Regional Council, who is currently…

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US faces growing call to deny entry to Israel’s Bezalel Smotrich

Rights groups are urging Washington to revoke visa of Israeli minister who called for wiping out a Palestinian village.

Al Jazeera

‘Repugnant’: US rebukes Israeli remark on Palestinian village

US State Department condemns Israeli minister’s call for Huwara to be ‘wiped out’, calling it a ‘disgusting’ incitement.

Al Jazeera

Palestine’s Huwara should be wiped out: Top Israeli minister

Finance minister Bezalel Smotrich calls for the destruction of Huwara that was the target of deadly settler rampage.

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The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on mob violence in the West Bank: a new low

Editorial: A shocking attack by settlers in Huwara, hours after Israeli-Palestinian talks concluded, testifies to the dangers ahead

The Guardian - UK

Israeli settlers on the rampage isn’t a shock – it’s daily life for Palestinians in the West Bank

It’s no accident that the Israeli army didn’t stop the violence in Huwara: displays like this are a pillar of the state’s rule over my people, says Palestinian academic Nimer Sultany

Al Jazeera

Israel releases settlers arrested after anti-Palestinian attacks

Only eight Jewish settlers were arrested after Sunday’s attack on villages near Nablus that left one Palestinian dead.

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Settler violence in West Bank escalates

Rampage in Palestinian village likened to ‘Kristallnacht in Huwara’ with one dead and 350 hurt. Plus, what’s the ethical alternative to veganism?Don’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up here

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The Independent UK

Israeli-American shot dead after settler rampage in West Bank

Earlier drive-by in Huwara on Sunday leads to killings of two Israeli brothers and sparks rampage

The Guardian - UK

‘Never like this before’: settler violence in West Bank escalates

Retaliatory rampage in Palestinian village likened to ‘Kristallnacht in Huwara’ with one dead and 350 injured

Radio France Internationale

France says violence against Palestinian civilians is 'unacceptable'

France on Monday condemned an attack by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank, saying "violence against Palestinian civilians is unacceptable". The remarks came after settlers burned down houses and cars in reaction to the killing of two Israelis in the town of Huwara.

Al Jazeera

Tensions high in West Bank after deadly Israeli settler rampage

Palestinian killed as settlers backed by the Israeli army burn dozens of houses, cars in West Bank in revenge attacks.

Al Jazeera

Israeli forces kill unarmed Palestinian man in occupied West Bank

Abdullah Sami Qalalweh, 26, was shot and killed near the town of Huwara, south of Nablus, officials said.

Al Jazeera

Israeli police accused of ‘executing’ Palestinian in West Bank

Palestinian foreign ministry condemned the killing as an execution meant to escalate spiralling violence in West Bank.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Jewish Settlers Pepper Spray Israeli Soldiers in West Bank

Jewish West Bank settlers stormed through a Palestinian town in the occupied West Bank, the Israeli military said Thursday, throwing stones at Palestinian cars and using pepper spray on Israeli troops who were trying to disperse the settlers. The settler rampage late Wednesday comes days after a similar incident in…

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