Israeli West Bank settler tells BBC attacks on Palestinians are justified as revenge
An Israeli settler in the West Bank has publicly defended recent attacks on Palestinian villages as justified revenge for the killing of an Israeli security guard. The interview highlights the extreme rhetoric and ongoing tensions within the occupied territories.
Why it matters
The article provides rare, direct insight into the radicalized perspectives fueling the cycle of violence in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Figure caption, Watch: Israeli settler challenged in rare access to West Bank outpost
The Israeli settler outpost of Havat Gilad, deep inside the occupied West Bank, is spread across several hilltops, its sheds and simple block houses clearly visible from neighbouring Palestinian villages.
Last weekend saw a wave of settler attacks on Palestinian villages in the area, after an Israeli security guard from Havat Gilad was killed during a confrontation between Palestinians and Israelis in the village of Tal last Friday.
Four Palestinians and an Israeli soldier were also killed in the incident, the original cause of which is disputed.
After spending the weekend speaking to Palestinians around Havat Gilad , we drove into the outpost itself, to ask one of its residents about the violence, and the expansion of Israeli settlements in the West Bank.
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