Settler Dies in West Bank: Media Forgets 'Settlers' Are the Premeditated Violence
When a settler is killed, it's news. When 'settlers' attack a Palestinian town, destroying homes and terrorizing residents (as the report states happened here, with 'arson and violence'), it's framed as some unfortunate side-effect, or even 'retaliation.' This narrative completely sidesteps the systemic violence of the occupation itself. For decades, these 'settlers' have been establishing illegal
outposts on Palestinian land, often with the explicit or tacit support of the Israeli government, creating the very conditions for conflict. Imagine someone repeatedly breaking into your house, building an extension in your living room, and then expressing shock and demanding international sympathy when you finally push back. That's the daily reality in the West Bank. The 'attacked Palestinian
town' isn't just a place; it's land being systematically dispossessed by individuals who, by international law, shouldn't even be there. The violence isn't 'sporadic'; it's the predictable outcome of an ongoing, state-sanctioned land theft. How much 'self-defense' does it take to acknowledge who the primary aggressor is?