{
  "id": 94948,
  "title": "Palestinian foreign minister: Israeli settler violence 'complementary pillar' of settlement expansion",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/palestinian-foreign-minister-israeli-settler-violence-complementary",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-03T17:59:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/palestinian-foreign-minister-says-israeli-settler-violence-driving-force"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Palestinian Foreign Minister Varsen Aghabekian Shahin declared on Monday that Israeli settler violence and the expansion of settlements in the West Bank are not separate issues, but rather two sides of the same coin in Israel's colonial project. He stated that the escalation in settler terrorism is a deliberate tactic for altering the demographic makeup of the occupied territories. Shahin added that the government's lack of accountability for these acts of violence is now an official policy, backed by nations that supply Israel with military aid and diplomatic support. She firmly rejected the notion that these attacks are isolated acts by a handful of fringe elements, as this perspective is often put forward. Instead, she emphasized that the scale, organization, and political backing of the project's recent surge in 2023 indicate a broader, more systematic plan.",
  "summary": "Palestinian foreign minister: Israeli settler violence 'complementary pillar' of settlement expansion Palestinian Minister for Foreign Affairs Varsen Aghabekian Shahin said on Monday that the violence of Israeli settlers and the expansion of settlements in the occupied West Bank, which has accelerated in recent years, are not separate phenomena but “two complementary pillars of Israel’s illegal…",
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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."
}