Dear 'International Community': Settler Violence Isn't a Standalone Incident
To the 'international community,' particularly those in Washington D.C. and Brussels, who profess concern for 'stability' in the region: Israeli settlers have again stormed Palestinian communities in the occupied West Bank. Reports confirm homes torched, vehicles vandalized, and Palestinian civilians, including children, physically assaulted by these armed groups across villages near Nablus and
Jenin over the weekend. These attacks, often occurring under the protection of Israeli occupation forces, are conveniently labeled 'settler violence' by outlets like Deutsche Welle, implying isolated criminality rather than a state-sanctioned land grab. This framing, adopted by mainstream media, sanitizes the reality. When Deutsche Welle reports 'settler violence,' it neatly sidesteps the Israeli
state's role. It fails to mention that many settlers are part of paramilitary units or are reservists, often using military-grade weaponry supplied by the state. This is not some fringe element acting independently, it is an extension of the occupation apparatus. For instance, the US State Department’s recent selective sanctions against a handful of individuals are performative at best, a
deflection from the billions in military aid Washington continues to provide to the state enabling this behavior. You see, this pattern is not new. It echoes the historical playbook of colonial expansion. Consider the Lavon Affair in 1954, where Israeli intelligence orchestrated false flag bombings in Egypt to destabilize relations with the US and UK. The current settler aggression serves a