Tag: settlers
Bowen: Israeli settlers intensify campaign to drive out West Bank Palestinians
Meir Simcha agreed to talk, but he wanted to do it somewhere special, because for him, this is a special time. In a place where nation, religion and war are linked inextricably with politics and the possession of land, Simcha chose a patch of shade under a fig tree next to a spring of fresh…
Israeli settlers in West Bank see Trump win as chance to go further
On a clear day, the skyscrapers of Tel Aviv are visible from the hill above Karnei Shomron, an Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank. “I do feel different from Tel Aviv,” said Sondra Baras, who has lived in Karnei Shomron for almost 40 years. “I’m living in a place where my ancestors lived thousands…
West Bank Settlers Hope Trump Will Back Annexation Dreams
Settler leaders say they are confident that a Palestinian state is off the table, but their expectations are tempered by their experience of Donald Trump’s first term. By Isabel Kershner To report this article, Isabel Kershner and the photographer Avishag Shaar-Yashuv visited the settlements of Shilo and Eli in the occupied West Bank. Eliana Passentin…