Israel’s use of so-called “shepherding outposts” to seize Palestinian land through settler herders is now being exported to Syria, as an Israeli settler, supported by the state, occupies Syrian pastureland in Wadi Toemm with a herd of 140 cattle.
For seven months, Israeli settlers have besieged three Palestinian homes on a hilltop near Nablus, but the families refuse to leave. “We will lose ourselves if we lose Ras al-Ain,” a village leader told Mondoweiss.
A new Israeli security doctrine recasts settler violence, long regarded by the establishment as destabilizing, as a guarantor of Israel’s security. Settler leaders are now seeking to solidify this new status quo in the West Bank ahead of elections.
The violence of apartheid across the West Bank isn’t just physical. Israel relies on constant psychological warfare to terrorize rural Palestinian communities and make them live with the perpetual dread of army raids and settler pogroms.
Israeli settlers are taking over Palestinian land by creating “farming outposts” with the goal of ethnically cleansing Palestinians. This strategy complements the Israeli state’s broader plans for annexing the West Bank.
In recent days, President Trump has overturned some of the small restrictions that the Biden administration had placed on Israel, garnering high praise from Israel’s far-right.
UNRWA’s chief says dismantling the agency is “short-sighted” and will “sow the seeds of hatred, resentment, and future conflict.” Israeli forces fire at Palestinians seeking aid and food in Gaza City and detain others in southern Gaza.
Slated to appear before Congress on Wednesday, Isaac Herzog might look like Israel’s moderate face, but he is no different than Benjamin Netanyahu when it comes to supporting Israeli apartheid.
At least 14 Palestinians have been killed in the occupied West Bank over the last three days, making it one of the deadliest weeks since the start of 2023. Among those killed were three youths, including two 14-year-olds, and a 17-year-old.
Following calls for escalation from Israeli political leaders, Israeli settlers have launched a series of attacks on West Bank villages in the last 24 hours which have killed one Palestinian and injured dozens of others.