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How Settler Violence Serves Israel’s Interests (foreignpolicy.com)
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Attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank have surged since Oct. 7, 2023.

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It identified an integrated process for taking over Palestinian land, consisting of the state’s official acts combined with settler violence. “[S]ettler violence is a form of government policy, aided and abetted by official state authorities with their active participation,” the report stated. This is why such violence is systematically tolerated. Between 2005 and 2023, only 3 percent of investigations launched into ideologically motivated offenses by Israelis against Palestinians led to convictions

For anyone who thinks this war started on Oct 7th.