Hilltop Youth: A group intent on taking over the West Bank by violence
- As Israel gears up to hold elections in October, a dramatic surge in settlement activity has heightened concerns that the settler movement is stepping up efforts to cement its grip on the occupied West Bank, in stark defiance of international law.
- Last week, the United Nations warned that attacks by Israeli settlers – often carried out alongside Israeli forces – and the creation of illegal settlements and outposts had hit “an all-time high”.
- Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Hilltop Youth: A group intent on taking over the West Bank by violencelist 2 of 4Palestine weekly: Israel kill
Confirmed
- Last week, the United Nations warned that attacks by Israeli settlers – often carried out alongside Israeli forces – and the creation of illegal settlements and outposts had hit “an all-time high”.
- Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Hilltop Youth: A group intent on taking over the West Bank by violencelist 2 of 4Palestine weekly: Israel kill
Unverified
- As Israel gears up to hold elections in October, a dramatic surge in settlement activity has heightened concerns that the settler movement is stepping up efforts to cement its grip on the occupied West Bank, in stark defiance of international law.
Sources: Al Jazeera