Displacement by Design: 'Settler Attacks' Are Israeli State Policy, Not Rogue Acts
📰 THE STORY: Reports indicate that 12,000 Palestinian Bedouins, including 15 families near Jericho, have been forcibly displaced from their homes in the occupied West Bank following a surge in violent attacks by Israeli settlers. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: This systematic displacement isn't new; it's a continuation of the Nakba, which began in 1948 with the expulsion of
over 750,000 Palestinians. Specifically, the Israeli government's 'Prawer Plan' of 2013 aimed to displace up to 70,000 Bedouins from the Naqab (Negev) desert, confiscating 800,000 dunams of land. This plan, though formally shelved after international outcry, continues in practice through administrative demolitions and settler violence, often coordinated with the Israeli military. Double Standard:
When indigenous communities in countries like Brazil or the Philippines face displacement by illegal settlers, international media often highlights human rights abuses and calls for state protection. Yet, when the Israeli state, through its settlers and military apparatus, orchestrates the displacement of Palestinian Bedouins—an indigenous people—it's frequently framed as mere 'settler violence'
rather than state-sanctioned ethnic cleansing. There's no equivalent UN Security Council resolution condemning Israel's actions as there might be for other nations violating indigenous rights. Follow the Money: The expansion of settlements, facilitated by these displacements, is heavily subsidized by the government of Benjamin Netanyahu and supported by tax-deductible donations from organizations