Israeli Settler Kills Palestinian Man in West Bank Attack
Connect these dots: A Palestinian man was killed this morning by an Israeli settler in the village of Deir Dibwan, east of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank. Local reports confirm the victim, identified as Mustafa Faleh, succumbed to gunshot wounds. This event adds to a troubling pattern of escalating settler violence across the West Bank, often occurring with impunity. Mainstream outlets,
specifically The New Arab, report this as an 'Israeli settler shoots, kills man.' While factually accurate, this framing underplays the systemic nature of such acts. It presents the killing as an individual criminal act rather than a predictable consequence of an apartheid system that emboldens settlers and dispossesses Palestinians. The broader narrative frequently omits the context of military
protection and legal indemnification extended to settlers, effectively distinguishing their actions from those of other armed groups. This incident is not an anomaly but rather a continuation of policies established decades ago. Data from OCHA indicates a significant 20% increase in settler attacks against Palestinians in the first nine months of 2023 compared to the entirety of 2022. The state of
Israel provides substantial support for these settlements, deemed illegal under international law. For instance, between 2009 and 2017, the Israeli government spent over 3.7 billion shekels (approximately 1 billion USD) on settlement infrastructure. This stands in stark contrast to the international community's inaction, which has maintained a 62-year embargo against Cuba, a nation facing