How Israel uses settler-soldier terror to colonise the West Bank
OPINIONOPINION, Opinion|Occupied West BankHow Israel uses settler-soldier terror to colonise the West BankSettler attacks are not isolated incidents. They are a strategy – a strategy of colonisation.The settler-soldier sequenceFor years, the presence of the Israeli military in the West Bank was justified by the presence of Israeli settlers. Perhaps this may have held some truth in the past, but within the past five years, the distinction between a soldier and an average Israeli settler has diminished to the fact that one wears a uniform and has a chain of command while the other dresses in jeans and can shoot on a whim.
- ▪OPINIONOPINION, Opinion|Occupied West BankHow Israel uses settler-soldier terror to colonise the West BankSettler attacks are not isolated incidents.
- ▪They are a strategy – a strategy of colonisation.The settler-soldier sequenceFor years, the presence of the Israeli military in the West Bank was justified by the presence of Israeli settlers.
- ▪Perhaps this may have held some truth in the past, but within the past five years, the distinction between a soldier and an average Israeli settler has diminished to the fact that one wears a uniform and has a chain of command while the oth
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OPINIONOPINION, Opinion|Occupied West BankHow Israel uses settler-soldier terror to colonise the West BankSettler attacks are not isolated incidents. They are all part of a strategy to grab land and colonise.By Mariam BarghoutiPalestinian American writer based in Ramallah.Published On 27 Jul 202627 Jul 2026SaveClick here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharefacebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoPalestinians pray next to the bodies of Palestinians killed by Israeli forces near the village of Tal, in Nablus, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on July 25, 2026 [Mohammed Torokman/Reuters]The violent scenes playing out in the West Bank over the past few days are painfully familiar.
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