Violent, radical Jewish settlers in the West Bank are continuing to engage in acts of violence against Palestinian residents there. It's all being done under the protection of the Israeli Defense Forces, who often stand by and observe the thugs' violent acts. From Reuters:
"Israeli troops took up positions inside Palestinian homes in the West Bank village of Qusra on Thursday, the mayor said, after settlers trapped Palestinian families this week in a siege Palestinians say is aimed at forcing them from their land.
The siege began at the weekend when Jewish settlers closed off the road to the three homes in the Palestinian village of Qusra and set up a tent in their front yards, refusing to allow anyone to enter or leave. The settlers had earlier cut off their electricity and water.
Qusra mayor Abed Al Athem Wadi said that six homes in the village had been evacuated and taken over by Israeli soldiers, including the three hilltop besieged homes, with the two residing families gathered in one of the houses.
Reuters photos showed several Israeli soldiers standing outside one of the homes. The soldiers informed the families that operations in Qusra may last until Sunday, village residents said.
In a statement, the military said that soldiers had been deployed in Qusra since Thursday morning to protect residents and maintain security, and 'were instructed that the Qusra residents will remain in their homes.'" (our emphasis)
The continuing brutality and indiscriminate violence perpetrated by the Israeli settlers is being done with a wink-and-a-nod by the far right Netanyahu regime, but international outrage may be having an effect:
"The military has come under increasing pressure to halt rogue land seizures by settlers emboldened by the right-wing government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, which has spearheaded a rapid expansion of settlements in the occupied West Bank.
The two families under siege in the area say they have no food or medicine, and that the settlers have been damaging their property, throwing stones at their homes and shouting insulting language at them." (our emphasis)
The situation with the violent settlers has finally prompted the U.S. to condemn the attacks and seizures, with Ambassador Mike "The Rapture" Huckabee weighing in:
"The U.S. Ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, said the Israeli military and police 'have gone at our request to remove the Israeli terrorists doing this,' adding: 'The actions of those doing this to this family's home is criminal.'"
Add this to the list of crimes the Likudnik Netanyahu regime have committed in the past several years.
(photo: Israeli settlers attack the village of Turmus Ayya in the West Bank, June 26, 2025. Oren Ziv)
