Ahead of the elections, Israel speeds West Bank land seizures through archaeology
The Civil Administration's Staff Officer for Archaeology, once a small unit and now the recipient of vast government funding, is being used to seize land, including in Area B, and push out Palestinians
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) recently dismissed a reservist commander following a video surfaced of him and his soldiers praying with Jewish extremists in the West Bank village of Kusra. The extremists, some of whom attacked and others who placed Palestinian civilians under siege, had been attempting to remove illegal Jewish settlements from the area.
The commander, who was warned against identifying with the Jewish extremists, stated that his soldiers were following his lawful orders. The incident has raised concerns about the IDF's handling of extremist violence in the West Bank, with some claiming the situation has escalated to dangerous levels.
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