The Israeli Twittersphere is raging over Internal Security Minister Omer Bar-Lev's meeting with Victoria Nuland, the US under-secretary of state for political affairs, after he tweeted that she'd brought up the subject of settler violence in their discussion.
https://twitter.com/haaretzcom/status/1470684631389380610
Israelis from the political center/right, incl PM Bennett, are incensed by the mere recognition of settler violence, let alone calling it a problem. These Twitter warriors seem to have missed the *constant* settler attacks on Palestinians for years now.
https://twitter.com/rafsanchez/status/1470741258310144006
Of course the under Sec of State brought up the issue. She understands that settler violence is a real threat & needs to be taken seriously. Bar-Lev represents a govt that not only lets it happen—it sends soldiers who protect & enable the violent settlers. (Photo—Ahmad Al-Bazz) 
The right can argue all it likes, but settler violence is a well-documented issue, and those who don't know should follow the likes of @btselem, @lioramihai and us.
(Here's just one recent example) -
(Here's just one recent example) -
https://twitter.com/BtSIsrael/status/1458777766162317315
Ultimately though, Bar-Lev's tweet is meaningless if it's not followed by serious action on the ground to end settler violence. He and his govt colleagues have the power to order soldiers/police to arrest violent settlers and use the full force of the law against them.
"Settlers were always going down & throwing stones at his house; later the IDF would also go down [and] see there were broken windows... there was never any attempt to do something that would prevent it from happening again." 1st Sgt, Salfit area, 2013 breakingthesilence.org.il/testimonies/da…
Read our most recent publication, 'On Duty' - a booklet of soldiers' testimonies on settler violence they witnessed and passively or actively enabled. bit.ly/3BtshpQ
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