Jewish settlers and other Jewish Israel fanatics in the occupied West Bank have been accused of attacks on Palestinians on chat apps WhatsApp and Telegram, which they themselves refer to as “lynching.” I’ve been adjusting the attacks I’m calling.
They “buy and sell weapons, abuse, incite, spread falsehoods, and ‘warm up’ each other to carry out acts of revenge,” according to FakeReporter, an Israeli research organization that documents these activities.
They also discuss the abduction of Palestinian children.
This comes after Israeli soldiers and settlers have killed more than 60 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank since October 7.
This includes at least 16 Palestinian children.
At least five Palestinians were killed by settlers tasked by Israel’s highest leadership with carrying out the pogrom.
Israeli forces fired rubber-coated steel bullets, stun grenades, and tear gas canisters, injuring more than 1,000 Palestinians. More than a quarter of the injuries were caused by live ammunition.
“Last week was the worst week for Palestinians in the West Bank since OCHA began recording casualties in 2005,” the UN monitoring group said.
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However, since Israel’s air, land and sea extermination operations in Gaza began on October 7, the apartheid regime has allowed its infantry to run amok in the occupied West Bank and committed atrocities against Palestinians. ing.
As recorded by OCHA, settlers carried out more than 80 attacks against Palestinians during that period. These figures include not only property damage but also injuries to Palestinians.
The Israeli military was involved in some of the attacks, according to monitoring groups.
Settlers attack twice
The number of attacks on settlers has more than doubled since the beginning of the year, averaging seven a day.
Settler attacks target many Palestinian communities, which Israeli authorities have already threatened with deportation. In some cases, settlers gave Palestinians ultimatums to leave their homes. Some families actually left.
Israeli settlers then destroyed the tents, water pipes, and solar panels of displaced Palestinians.
In one video, a settler armed with a rifle shoots a Palestinian at close range, seriously injuring him in the village of al-Twani in the southern Hebron Hills of the occupied West Bank.
The settler was seen leaving, and the soldiers did not reprimand or arrest him on the spot. Meanwhile, Palestinians rush to treat the injured.
tel aviv newspaper Haaretz “The military confiscated the gun and the perpetrator was questioned by police,” the report said.
Another video from Al Tuwani shows an adult man in uniform firing a gun. towards the Palestinians.
Israeli military spoke Haaretz The man, a reservist, is said to have fired shots into the air.
Israeli human rights organization B’Tselem last week documented settlers throwing Molotov cocktails at Palestinian compounds and cars in Sheikh Jarrah.
Another video posted by Yesh Din, an Israeli group that monitors settler activities in the occupied West Bank, shows Israeli troops escorting and protecting settlers as they invade the village of Bryn, south of Nablus. It is being shown.
The settlers, some armed and masked, have been filmed throwing stones at Palestinians and uprooting trees. One of them also has a chainsaw.
government-backed pogrom
“There is no law enforcement, only revenge and collective punishment,” the group said. Said.
“There is nothing stopping these militias from attacking Palestinians.”
In fact, the Israeli government actively encourages the most fanatical Jewish settlers, who act as an extension of the Israeli state, to attack Palestinians.
It does so by arming and distributing weapons to Jewish extremists.
Israel’s Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir said his ministry will distribute the supplies to Israeli civilians living in the southern colonies along the border fence with the Gaza Strip, as well as in Israeli Palestinian towns and Jewish settlements. He said he was purchasing 10,000 rifles. in the occupied West Bank.
Ben Gvir said 4,000 rifles have already been acquired from an Israeli manufacturer and will be immediately distributed to “hundreds of towns” along with helmets and bulletproof vests.
This is aimed at creating “private security teams”, or Jewish extremist pogrom groups.
Ben Gvir said that “Guardians of the Wall 2” is a reference to Israel’s 11-day killing of Palestinians in Gaza in May 2021, which sparked riots across historic Palestine. I urge you to prepare.
At the time, Jewish Israeli extremists carried out systematic pogroms against Israel and the Palestinian population of the occupied West Bank.
Planning online violence and terrorism
FakeReporter, an Israeli research group that documents how settlers organize violent activities online, said: share screenshot Conversations between Jewish extremists.
Chats include members discussing weapons and how to obtain them, as well as plans for violence and terrorism against Palestinians.
They also exchanged information on how to make Molotov cocktails, when they would gather to attack Palestinians, and what weapons they would bring with them. We will also share tips on how to disguise yourself.
All of this is happening in a toxic stew of racism against Palestinians, who are furious at each other.
“We’re also going to lynch Arab cars there,” one user said in the group.
In another article, someone calls for the “burning down” of Jisr al-Zarqa, a Palestinian town on Israel’s northern coast.
“Come to the coast road, you idiot,” he added. Attached to his message was a photo of what appeared to be a Molotov cocktail.
“Let’s start a terrorist organization,” suggests another Jewish extremist. One of his companions replied, “Okay, we need a weapon.”
The title of the group on Telegram is Am Yisrael Chai (“Jews Alive”) has set the following rules for its 148 members: “Please post any weapons or self-defense tools without porn or graphic images. I’m against sales to Arabs. Call it what you like.”, I don’t accept that, I prefer no attacks within the country [on Jews]”
Group members discuss Israeli attacks on Palestinians living near Bat Yam, a town south of Tel Aviv and Jaffa.
“Gyan, looks like we’re going out tomorrow night to have sex with some Arabs in the border bakery area between Bat Yam and Jaffa. Anyone interested please join,” said one user. Masu.
“We’ll be splitting up and communicating by phone. We’ll have over 50 people spread out all over the place.”
In another chat, Israelis discuss attacks on Palestinians in Jerusalem. One user threatened, “Zion Square will be covered in blood tonight,” referring to locations in the occupied city.
Jewish extremists have called for the abduction of Palestinians, including children, in multiple chats.
“We have to kidnap at least 3 or 4 Arabs and terrorists,” one person wrote.
“We want to organize a few people to grab some Arabs, beat them up a bit, and seek them out like Pokemon,” another wrote.
“Who is with me to kidnap my cousin?” one user wrote in the chat, referring to Palestinians. [uninterpreted] Please remove some things from his body. ”
In other chats, some people call for the abduction of Palestinian children from Hebron.
“I’m sorry, but it’s already unclear to me who is a good Arab and who is a bad Arab. Without making it clear who is good and who is bad, let’s all get out of here.” There is no place for people.”
The same user said, “You can’t go wrong with driving to Hebron and picking up a few small children.”
In another chat, users incited attacks on Palestinian workers inside Israel.
According to UN OCHA, Israeli authorities have detained hundreds of Palestinians with work permits in Israel and deported more than 1,000 to the occupied West Bank.
“Folks, start by looking at construction workers and tearing them apart,” he says. “Humiliate them.”
“Every Arab you see on the street, please have sex with him and film it,” one person wrote in another chat.
“Burn down Arab businesses,” the user added.
In another chat shared by FakeReporter, Jewish extremists are calling for a second Nakba.
“There’s no Guardian of the Walls 2 here. There’s Nakba 2,” says one.
“We need to turn the nation upside down and fuck all the Arabs like ‘Guardians of the Wall,’” says another.
journalist attacked
Although the hatred and violence by Jewish extremists in Israel is overwhelmingly focused on Palestinians, Jews can also be targeted if they are not deemed sufficiently racist.
Leftist Israeli journalist Yisrael Frei was harassed by extremist Jewish fanatics on Saturday night.
People gathered around his house and shouted “traitor” after he posted a video praying for Palestinian victims in Gaza.
Frey reported in real time to a close friend that extremists were throwing smoke bombs at his building as others tried to break into his apartment. The police had to come and remove him and his family from the apartment.
But Frei said the officers spat at him, elbowed him and accused him of “supporting Hamas.”
Police denied spitting on Frey or assaulting him.
Frey’s address, an Israeli journalist for a news website, was circulated in a WhatsApp group where Jewish Israel fanatics organize attacks. Enet report.
Translated by David Sheen.