Israeli settlers raid the Old City of Hebron under the protection of Israeli security forces in the southern West Bank, Palestine on May 09, 2026. [Mamoun Wazwaz - Anadolu Agency]
Jewish extremists and terrorists have effectively become “the sovereign” in the occupied West Bank, while the Israeli army protects their illegal activities and serves the political interests of the far-right government, a veteran Israeli military analyst has warned. Writing for Israel’s Ynet news site, Ron Ben-Yishai said that the Israel Defence Forces (IDF), police and Shin Bet internal security agency are no longer capable of enforcing the law against violent settlers. “The IDF has lost control of the extremists among the settlers and has become a security company for their whims and illegal actions,” Ben-Yishai concluded. He described the situation in which the army protects “Jewish extremists and terrorists” as intolerable.  The extraordinary assessment followed an investigation into a deadly […]

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