{
  "id": 773505,
  "title": "Settler leaders denounce Kusra violence: ‘This is not our way’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/settler-leaders-denounce-kusra-violence-this-is-not-our-way",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-13T14:28:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jerusalem Post",
    "slug": "jerusalem-post",
    "url": "https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-905451"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Senior settler leaders have strongly condemned the recent violence that took place in the Palestinian village of Kusra, emphasizing that it is not in line with their values. The chairman of the Yesha Council, Yisrael Ganz, stated that the events were \"not our way\" and stressed that there is no justification for violence against uninvolved Palestinians or Israeli security forces. Beit El Council head Shai Alon echoed these sentiments, describing the violence as causing \"irreversible damage\" to Israel and the settlement movement. He also accused those responsible for attacks on innocent Palestinians of being criminals and called for the eradication of this phenomenon. Ganz and Alon criticized National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Otzma Yehudit MK Limor Son Har-Melech, alleging that the young extremists involved in the violence are politically aligned with them. They also criticized the Israel Police in Judea and Samaria for not doing enough to prevent the situation. The condemnations came after several days of tensions in the Kusra and Jalud areas of the northern West Bank, where IDF forces evacuated an outpost and demolished unauthorized structures. West Bank municipal leaders united in opposing the violence, and reservists involved in the incidents were urged to remove their IDF uniforms and be released from reserve duty.",
  "summary": "Yesha Council chairman Yisrael Ganz and Beit El council head Shai Alon condemn extremists, with Alon warning that the violence is causing “irreversible damage” to Israel and the settlement movement.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}