Israeli Settler Violence Continues Under American Neglect
The U.S. continues to provide $3.8 billion in aid to Israel despite growing international and domestic criticism over Israeli settler violence in the West Bank. Former Israeli officials, including Mossad chief Tamir Pardo and Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon, have condemned the violence, comparing aspects of current Israeli policy to historical atrocities. Despite increasing condemnation, on-the-ground violence supported by Israeli security forces appears to be continuing or escalating, with rising public support for settlements among Jewish Israelis.
- ▪The U.S. House Appropriations Committee approved $3.8 billion in aid to Israel for Fiscal Year 2027, following a 10-year U.S.-Israel memorandum of understanding.
- ▪Former Mossad chief Tamir Pardo compared recent settler violence against Palestinians to anti-Jewish persecution in 20th-century Europe, expressing shame over the actions.
- ▪Israel’s former Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon stated that the current government’s ideology of 'Jewish supremacy' resembles Nazi racial theory.
- ▪American-Israeli human rights activist Rabbi Arik Ascherman reported increasing collusion between Israeli security forces and settler violence.
- ▪Polling data from Pew shows support among Jewish Israeli adults for the view that settlements enhance security rose from 18% in 2013 to 49% in 2024.
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