Settler Violence Continues, World Wonders Who Will Intervene
When settler mobs, reportedly running over children and attacking villages ( The New Arab ), are described as 'rampages,' one might expect a swift, forceful intervention from the occupying power. Instead, the Israeli military often claims 'disturbances' or 'riots' and, according to organizations like Yesh Din, prosecutes a mere 3% of settler violence complaints. Is it a 'rampage' if the
authorities are cheering on the sidelines? This isn't an aberration; it's policy. The US, with its $3.8 billion annual aid commitment to Israel, often ignores this systemic protection of settler militants. In July 2023, while settlers were burning homes in Turmus Ayya, the Biden administration was busy pushing a defense spending bill that included those very aid packages. One might conclude that
'condemnation' from Washington means very little when it's always followed by a blank check for the perpetrators. How many Palestinian children must be injured before accountability becomes a policy?