Senate Democrats press Netanyahu on 'surge' in West Bank violence
A majority of Senate Democrats have signed a Wednesday letter urging Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netayahu to address the “surge” in violence near the West Bank amid tensions from the Gaza war. The conflict is driven in part by Israeli settlers who are forcefully claiming stakes on land where Palestinians reside. “Incidents of fatal violence...
MK Ofer Cassif accused Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers of physically and verbally assaulting him while trying to reach Palestinian families in the West Bank village of Kusra. According to Cassif, he approached the soldiers with his hands behind his back and was blocked by them before they violently pushed him back to his car. He filed a complaint following the incident.
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