A history of unpunished violence in the West Bank has propelled extremist Israeli settlers from the fringe to the mainstream of Israeli political power. A new investigation from Ronen Bergman and Mark Mazzetti in the New York Times Magazine chronicles how Israeli extremists came into power, weakening the country’s democracy.
A 26-year-old American woman who was reportedly protesting the expansion of Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank was killed on Friday, prompting an outcry from human rights groups and a White House request for an investigation. The International Solidarity Movement said the woman, Aysenur Egzi Eygi, was an activist with the group, which supports Palestinian resistance against Israeli oppression.
In the past week, the IDF has conducted a devastating “security operation” in the West Bank, focusing on the city of Jenin, which houses a large refugee camp. Israel said it killed 14 militants, including the head of Hamas’ presence in Jenin, in the operation. Reuters reported that a total of 21 people were killed in Jenin, including a 16-year-old girl whose father reportedly said she was shot dead by an Israeli sniper while she was looking out the window of her home.
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