Thread by @BtSIsrael

This stunning must-read investigation by @mekomit/@theintercept reveals that, of the 11 Palestinians killed in the West Bank on May 14th, at least four were killed in what appears to be no less than a coordinated assault carried out jointly by settlers and soldiers.

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https://twitter.com/theintercept/status/1415613543731372034

The article shows, among other things, IDF officers standing beside a masked attacker as he shoots with what appears to be a military rifle. In another incident, a Civilian Security Coordinator (settler in charge of 'security') is seen instructing soldiers what to do.

We've written many times—particularly since the beginning of the pandemic, a period in which cases have soared—about violence perpetrated by settlers while IDF soldiers are seen standing idly by, or clearly in a position to stop it but decline to do so.

https://twitter.com/BtSIsrael/status/1385955366803054594

We've talked about how soldiers are often instructed - as is made clear by the testimonies we've published - that their job is to protect settlers from Palestinians, even when the violence is evidently coming from the other direction. bit.ly/3bAm1iJ

We've even described incidents in which settlers attack local Palestinians, and when the soldiers arrive they take an active part in joining in the attacks, using stun grenades etc. against the very Palestinians bearing the brunt of the attacks.

https://twitter.com/BtSIsrael/status/1378711186989068292

But what this article describes is a major escalation. In at least four separate villages, there is much evidence and numerous testimonies of what can only be described as a premeditated, coordinated attack.

As shocking as this exposé is, it's important to remember how this kind of thing comes about: a close relationship between settlers & the IDF, whereby settlers are considered a credible authority on 'security' matters, as we described in this publication: bit.ly/2ZEkP8A

And of course 54 years of occupation in the oPt, under which millions of Palestinians lack basic rights, living their lives under different rules than those required of the settlers. There's a direct line between that starting point, and where we are today.

It's time to wake up.

Soldiers have been testifying about settler violence for years. Read the soldiers' testimonies here:
bit.ly/3B0IkLv