Settlers Are Already Executing Smotrich’s Plan to Annex West Bank, Residents Say
“They make it impossible for you to stay, they make your life miserable,” said Palestinian activist Issa Amro.
After working behind the scenes for months, members of the far right coalition propping up Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are moving to hand over control of the West Bank to civilian authorities close to Israeli settlers, some of whom believe they have a divine right to terrorize and displace their Palestinian neighbors. Home to 3 million Palestinians who live between webs of...