West Bank violence is soaring, fueled by a capitulation of Israeli institutions to settlers’ interests
- Written by Arie Perliger, Director of Security Studies and Professor of Criminology and Justice Studies, UMass Lowell
Israeli settlers gather near the Kiryat Arba settlement in Hebron on Dec. 10, 2025.Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images, CC BYOwais Hammam was walking near his home in Khirbet Bani Harith in the West Bank on Dec. 3, 2025, when, according to media reports, he was kidnapped by Jewish settlers. Over several hours at a nearby...