What’s behind the Israeli crackdown in the occupied West Bank?
The government is also fast-tracking the expansion of illegal settlements and outposts.At the same time, Israeli settlers are intensifying their attacks on Palestinians.This escalation is nothing new. But it comes just three months before general elections in Israel.Opinion polls suggest Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could lose power.
- ▪The government is also fast-tracking the expansion of illegal settlements and outposts.At the same time, Israeli settlers are intensifying their attacks on Palestinians.This escalation is nothing new.
- ▪But it comes just three months before general elections in Israel.Opinion polls suggest Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could lose power.
10 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 2 days. Coverage spans 2 points on the political spectrum — 4 lean left, 4 centre.
- ▪ Israeli settlers set fire to West Bank mosques after deadly clash — Channel NewsAsia
- ▪ Israeli settlers set fire to West Bank mosques, graffiti and arson reported — South China Morning Post
- ▪ Israeli settlers set fire to West Bank mosques after deadly clash — The Hindu
- ▪ Israeli settlers set fire to West Bank mosques after deadly clash - Reuters — Google News
- ▪ Israeli settlers set fire to West Bank mosques after deadly clash — Investing.com — News
- ▪ Israeli settlers set fire to West Bank mosques after deadly clash — Straits Times — World
- ▪ Netanyahu vows new West Bank settlements after deadly settler violence — Le Monde (EN)
- ▪ Netanyahu vows crackdown amid deadly clashes in Israeli occupied West Bank — CBS News — Top
- ▪ Deadly clashes in the occupied West Bank — France 24 (EN)
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play videoplay videoVideo Duration 27 minutes 40 seconds play-arrow27:40Inside StoryWhat’s behind the Israeli crackdown in the occupied West Bank?Israeli forces intensify West Bank raids as settlers escalate attacks and settlement expansion accelerates.Read moreThe Israeli military has stepped up its operations in the occupied West Bank, storming several Palestinian towns and villages. The government is also fast-tracking the expansion of illegal settlements and outposts.At the same time, Israeli settlers are intensifying their attacks on Palestinians.This escalation is nothing new. But it comes just three months before general elections in Israel.Opinion polls suggest Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could lose power.
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