Israeli Settler Attack Injures Baby, Media Discovers 'Arrests' Can Happen
While any arrest in these situations might seem like a step toward accountability, this single incident is presented as isolated, rather than part of a deeply entrenched pattern. According to the UN, 2023 saw 1,229 settler attacks against Palestinians, resulting in casualties or property damage. These 'arrests' are statistical anomalies, mere PR gestures against a backdrop where settlers routinely
operate with military protection and subsequent legal impunity for violence, land theft, and terrorizing Palestinian communities. The fact that the initial report details the baby's injury from 'shards of glass from a window settlers smashed' clarifies the kind of 'neighborly disputes' we’re to believe these are. So, five arrests. One might wonder if this signals a sudden reversal of policy or
simply a conveniently timed news cycle. How many babies must be injured, how many homes destroyed, before major news outlets connect the dots between 'settler violence' and the Israeli state's active facilitation and protection of these very settlements? Perhaps the next exclusive will be 'Israeli Forces discover West Bank exists,' or 'Palestinians spotted living in their homes across the Green
Line.'