Jews, including “extremist settlers,” are not waking up in the morning thinking about how to go out and murder innocent Palestinian civilians.
"This land is Palestinian and will be part of a Palestinian state," Catherine Colonna told a news conference in Beirut after a two-day visit to Israel, Ramallah and Lebanon.
The United Kingdom, European Union, and multiple other countries also put out a statement Friday condemning settler violence.
The announcement comes on the heels of a similar move by the United States.
Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.
It seems that, after nearly two months of the Gaza operation, many journalists have become very complacent when it comes to their coverage of the war, and therefore have moved on to other topics.
The West Bank, among the territories where Palestinians seek statehood, has experienced a surge of violence in recent months.
It’s curious how the “settler violence,” rare and infrequent especially in relation to the daily Palestinian terrorism – justifies the attention and repeated mention of the US president.
He issued his statement after meeting with settler leaders from the Yesha Council on Wednesday night and two days after he spoke with US President Joe Biden.
Since Oct. 7, more than 100 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank have been killed, mostly by soldiers but also by settlers.
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