If Israel and the US want to retain it as a legitimate diplomatic partner then it has to do more to legitimately strengthen it.
Israelis will officially be allowed to return to the Homesh settlement in the West Bank.
Israel’s Ambassador to the UN stated that the Palestinian Authority was responsible for the escalation of violence of in the West Bank.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that the UN would not be sending forces to the West Bank following Israel's two day military campaign in the West Bank city of Jenin.
The far-right in Israel refuses to condemn extremist Jewish violence against Palestinians.
Palestinians have no official protection, neither against settler violence nor against the Israeli military forces.
Defense Minister Gallant placed four Jews in administrative detention following an escalation of violence in the West Bank.
Volker Turk: "Israel must urgently reset its policies and actions in the West Bank in line with international human rights standards, including protecting and respecting the right to life."
Iran clearly aims to exploit this turmoil to threaten Israel, while Hamas – one of its local proxies – has expressed support for the attacks that took place on Monday.
The success of a thirty-year campaign against the Israeli judiciary is also a reminder of the power of determined and strategic grassroots efforts.
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