BBC Discovers 'Settlers' While Ignoring the Settler-Colonialism
The BBC reports "Israeli settlers set fire to Palestinian warehouse and land as West Bank attacks surge," detailing arson in Tulkarm and injures to Palestinians. What's left unsaid is the systemic nature of these attacks. A recent UN report (A/77/356, para 61) documented 625 settler-related incidents in the West Bank resulting in Palestinian casualties or property damage in 2022 alone. This isn't
a 'surge'; it's the latest iteration of a decades-long policy to dispossess Palestinians, often under the protection or passive observation of the Israeli military. This policy, backed by figures like Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, who stated in 2023 there's "no such thing as a Palestinian people," isn't a spontaneous act of individuals; it's a manifestation of government strategy. We're told
the attacks are 'surging,' as if settler violence is an act of nature, rather than a predictable outcome of an occupation deemed illegal by UN Security Council Resolution 2334. How many warehouses must burn before the BBC connects the dots between government rhetoric, military protection, and the expansionist project? Perhaps they need a direct quote from a settler saying, 'We did this because we
believe this land is ours, and our government supports us' before they label it for what it is: state-sanctioned land theft.