West Bank settler violence is not a fringe phenomenon – it is Israeli government policy - opinion
According to Yesh Din data, law enforcement against settlers who harm Palestinians is virtually nonexistent: 94% of police investigations are closed without indictment.
IDF soldiers stand behind a masked man swinging a slingshot while hurling stones at Palestinians who had gathered for the annual olive harvest season, during an attack by Israeli settlers on the Palestinian village of Beita, south of Nablus in the West Bank, on October 10, 2025. (photo credit: JAAFAR ASHTIYEH/AFP via Getty Images)ByZIV STAHL
