French mayor attacked by settlers in West Bank says Israel ‘tolerates’ settler violence
French mayor attacked by settlers in West Bank says Israel ‘tolerates’ settler violence The French mayor who was attacked on Saturday by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank said the incident showed that Israel tolerates settler violence. “I think that if settlers are behaving like this, there is a tolerance on the part of the Israeli government,” said Bernard Baudoux, mayor of the northern…
French mayor Bernard Baudoux was brutally attacked by Israeli settlers in the Palestinian village of Taybeh during a goodwill visit, claiming Israel tolerates such violence. The incident occurred after a group of settlers, armed with iron bars, shouted insults in French and hurled him to the ground. Baudoux, visiting alongside the French consul general and a priest, suffered non-serious injuries and continued his trip.
He said the attack would likely go unpunished, emphasizing the gratuitous nature of the violence against civilians.
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