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Israel's public security minister says attacks by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank are 'organised terrorism'

Israel's public security minister has described attacks by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank as 'organised terrorism'.

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Israel’s public security minister has described attacks by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank as ‘organised terrorism’.

Summary

  • Israel’s public security minister has described attacks by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank as ‘organised terrorism’.
  • An Israeli minister has described on Monday attacks by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank as “organised terrorism”.
  • Barlev sparked uproar last month when he criticised a wave of violence by West Bank settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank.
  • Settler attacks targeting Palestinians are extremely common in the occupied West Bank, with Israeli security forces accused of turning a blind eye and conviction rates incredibly low.
  • Most of the international community considers these settlements, home to some 400,000 Jewish Israeli settlers, to be illegal.