Palestinians Asked for Help Against Settlers. Israelis Detained Palestinian Workers Instead.
In the besieged West Bank village of Qusra, the workers were building a fence for keeping settlers out. Soldiers allowed the settlers to trespass. The post Palestinians Asked for Help Against Settlers. Israelis Detained Palestinian Workers Instead. appeared first on The Intercept .
In the occupied West Bank village of Qusra, on August 4, Palestinian-American Loui Abu Ridi and his family were targeted by Israeli settlers. The settlers had been harassing the Abu Ridi family for months, and the family had hired contractors to fortify their property. When the settlers approached the house on an ATV, workers were installing a fence.
Loui Abu Ridi contacted the Israeli police for protection, but Israeli soldiers arrived roughly 30 minutes later. Instead of intervening against the settlers, the soldiers arrested the workers. The settlers continued to roam the property freely, as documented by security camera footage. This incident, along with a subsequent siege, highlights the Israeli government's complicity in and response to settler violence.
The Israeli military maintains that they are protecting residents and restoring order, but the siege has left Qusra under threat, with Israeli soldiers present but failing to prevent the settlers' actions.
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