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October 5, 2021

Masked Jewish Settlers Attack Palestinians in "Pogrom" as Settler Violence Surges
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The Israeli newspaper Haaretz is reporting there has been a surge in
Jewish settler violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank
over the past two years. There were more cases of anti-Palestinian
violence in the first half of 2021 than in all of 2019. Last week, the
Israeli human rights group B'Tselem released a video of dozens of masked
settlers escorted by Israeli security forces attacking Palestinian
residents. B'Tselem said the settlers invaded Palestinian homes, smashed
windows and damaged equipment and vehicles. A 3-year-old Palestinian boy
was later hospitalized with a fractured skull. B'Tselem described the
attack as a pogrom.


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