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Settlers throw stones at Palestinians as IDF soldiers stand by in the West Bank village of Asira al Qibliya. April 30, 2013 (Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)
Just another day of settler violence, IDF acquiescence
A group of 10 settlers assaults two Palestinian farmers, with IDF troops standing by. Just another day of occupation. By Yesh Din, written by Yossi Gurvitz The media is in the habit of reporting “price tag” attacks: they’re rather easy to report. There’s often arson, and the arsonist generally leaves a clear message. It’s very…
By +972 Magazine April 1, 2014
So unimportant, he's honored by two ministers and a general. Dov Lior, 2006 (Photo: Yossi Gurvitz)
Case dropped against authors, endorsers of gentile-killing manual
Israel’s attorney general decided to drop the case against racist book “Torat Ha’Melech” – since its racism was couched in religious terms. The prosecution, backed by Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein, announced Monday that it is dropping the case against rabbis Yizhak Shapira, Yoseph Elizur, Dov Lior and Yizhak Ginzburg. The first two wrote a book…
By Yossi Gurvitz May 29, 2012
Israeli Soldiers Guard Settlers at an Illegal Outpost near Hebron. Photo: Mairav Zonszein)
It’s time for an international force in the West Bank
Since the IDF cannot and will not protect Palestinians from settlers, it’s time to turn over the West Bank to an international force. An incident in the village of Asira Al-Qibiliya drew media attention on Saturday, since it was captured on B’Tselem’s cameras. A group of Yitzhar settlers tried to raid the village, set its…
By Yossi Gurvitz May 22, 2012
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Settlers harass Palestinians in Susyia (Photo: Activestills)
Settler ‘price tag’ pogroms against Palestinians go under the radar
With violence against Palestinians becoming commonplace and essentially condoned, it begins vanishing from the media and becomes a non-issue When a post mortem on Israeli democracy takes place, there’s a good chance that the “Ha’Kol Ha’Yehudi” will be considered akin to Radio Rwanda, which encouraged and led the murderers to the victims during that country’s…
By Yossi Gurvitz June 11, 2011
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