A tense standoff in the occupied West Bank village of Qusra shows no clear sign of ending. Israeli troops remain deployed around three Palestinian homes, but extremist settlers have repeatedly returned after earlier efforts to remove them. Analyst Yossi Mekelberg says the episode highlights the power wielded by Israeli extremists, and he argues the government is complicit in their intimidation and violence.
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
1:10 US ambassador condemns West Bank settler violence
2:24 Who controls the West Bank: Israel or the settlers?
4:24 Netanyahu under pressure over Qusra violence
6:41 Ben-Gvir and control over settler enforcement
9:40 Expert: West Bank is already "de facto annexed"
11:42 Is settler violence being enabled by the Israeli state?
13:28 Could settler violence affect Israel’s election?
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