“Jewish extremists clash with Israeli troops in West Bank” by the LA Times
This article discusses the recent violence in West Bank settlement of Yitzhar. Jewish settlers in the area have exceeded the boundaries of what Israeli government deems permissible. Tension rose between the Israeli troops who were charged with demolishing illegal homes and the Yitzhar settlement. On Sunday, Israeli troops’ vehicles were vandalized. Then on Tuesday there was fighting between Jewish settlers and troops injuring at least a dozen. Prime Minister Netanyahu condemned the attacks, declaring zero tolerance of action against the Israeli military. In turn, extremists see the Israeli military as enforcing government policies that they consider unfavorable to settlers. Opposition-party figures claim that the writing was on the wall about settler extremism.
“Palestinians have often been the subject of attacks by Jewish extremists, who have assaulted them, chopped down their olive trees, set fire to their fields and cars, and tossed Molotov cocktails into their homes.The mostly anonymous perpetrators have dubbed their attacks “price-tag operations,” as they exact a price for actions the extremists deem to be against settlement efforts. In recent years, extremists have increasingly aimed their hate crimes at targets inside Israel, vandalizing mosques, monasteries and cemeteries as well as liberal Jewish sites.”
http://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-israel-west-bank-settler-violence-20140408,0,2633929.story#ixzz2yS5kMMB0
http://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-israel-west-bank-settler-violence-20140408,0,2633929.story#ixzz2yS3ITORU
