Central Florida's Independent Jewish Voice
Central Florida's Independent Jewish Voice
Israeli soldiers guard as Palestinians wait to harvest olives outside the Yetma village, south of the West Bank city of Nablus, Oct. 8, 2018.
(JTA) - Violent attacks against Palestinians in the West Bank are nothing new. But the phenomenon has reached alarming new level of frequency this year.
Violent attacks perpetrated by settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank exceeding last year's attacks by nearly 50 percent, according to a report by The Times of Israel.
In 2021, there have been 397 attacks so far, compared to 272 in 2020, The Times of Israel reported based on data from the Shin Bet, Israel's domestic security agency. According to a report in Haaretz, there have been 135 stone throwing incidents targeting Palestinians th...
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