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West Bank's settler violence problem is a second sign that Israel's policy of ignoring Palestinians' drive for a homeland isn't a long-term solution

Written by Dana El Kurd, Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Richmond

Israeli soldiers patrol the Palestinian Bedouin village of Tala (Thala) in the occupied West Bank on Oct. 26, 2023, after residents were attacked by Israeli settlers the same day.HOMAS COEX/AFP via Getty Images

With violence and destruction raging in southern Israel and Gaza, there has been less attention on the worsening violence in the West Bank,...

West Bank's settler violence problem is a second sign that Israel's policy of ignoring Palestinians' drive for a homeland isn't a long-term solution

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