Israeli settlers return to Kadim in West Bank two decades after it was evacuated
A group of Israeli settlers has returned to the Kadim settlement in the West Bank, two decades after it was evacuated. The move is supported by far-right government ministers who view the return as a correction of past policies.
Why it matters
This development signals a potential shift in Israeli settlement policy and heightens tensions in the occupied West Bank.
Image source, EPA Image caption, The settler's were laden with bedding, furniture and building material as they approached Kadim
A new generation of Israeli settlers has returned to the settlement of Kadim, in the occupied West Bank, two decades after it was evacuated by a previous Israeli government.
Thirty "pioneer families" arrived in the settlement on Thursday from Tel Aviv, according to the regional settlers' council, riding a wave of Jewish nationalism driven by Israel's current government.
They came in small groups, some under military escort, blue and white Israeli flags fluttering from their cars as they passed Palestinian villages and farmlands.
Some dragged trailers loaded with bedding, furniture and building material.
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