Independent Discovers Settler Violence Affects Palestinians—Who Knew?
While The Independent notes the dwindling Palestinian Christian community faces hardship due to settler violence, it frames this as a struggle isolated from broader Israeli policy. They fail to mention that these settlements are illegal under international law and are actively expanded and protected by the Israeli military. The U.S., meanwhile, continues to fund this enterprise; President Biden
recently signed a supplemental aid package in April 2024 providing billions more to Israel, despite consistent reports from the UN and human rights groups detailing settler aggression. One might wonder how many more 'struggles' will be reported before the root cause — the occupation itself — is squarely addressed, instead of just its symptoms. It's almost as if calling it 'settler violence'
instead of 'state-backed ethnic cleansing' makes it sound like a few bad apples, rather than a deliberate strategy of dispossession. The irony is, these Palestinian Christians are experiencing the same foundational pressures as their Muslim neighbors—yet another inconvenient truth often omitted when convenient for Western narratives. How many more religious minorities must be displaced before the
'conflict' narrative gives way to reality?