UN Discovers 'Record' Settler Attacks After Decades of Settler Attacks
Mainstream outlets, citing the UN, are aghast at 264 Israeli settler attacks against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank in October—a 'record' since 2006. (Because, of course, nothing happened before 2006). This newfound concern conveniently sidesteps decades of internationally recognized illegal settlements, backed by policies from every Israeli government, including those led by Benjamin
Netanyahu, who has consistently expanded settlements despite international condemnation. This isn't a 'spike'; it's the inevitable outcome of systematic land theft, constantly green-lit by allies in Washington. One might wonder if the 'record' is for settler attacks, or for the UN's public acknowledgment of them. The US, which pumps billions into Israeli defense (and, indirectly, the continued
occupation), prefers to call these 'tensions' rather than what they are: state-sanctioned terror. How many 'records' must be broken before we call it what it is—a deliberate, violent campaign to ethnically cleanse land?