UN’s Albanese: Israel Outsourcing Coercion to Settlers in West Bank The latest developments in Qusra, a small village in the occupied West Bank, have exposed the Israeli government's reliance on settlers to enforce its rule.
For over a week, residents of three homes in Qusra were trapped by an encirclement of Israeli settlers, prompting UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese to accuse Israel of outsourcing coercion to these extremist groups.
This phenomenon is not new; the involvement of settlers in suppressing Palestinian populations has been a hallmark of Israeli policy in the West Bank for years.