Netanyahu in unusual condemnation of settler violence
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Jewish settler violence against Palestinians is “violent criminal acts.”
Settlers entered two Palestinian communities in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Saturday. The latest attack follows an escalation of attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank.
The Israeli government has been cautious about criticizing the attacks. But on Saturday, Netanyahu chose to criticize the settlers:
“I condemn in the strongest terms the criminal, violent acts carried out in the villages of Qusra and Jalud by a handful of lawless rioters,” Netanyahu said in a statement.
He added that the violence is unfair to “law-abiding Jewish groups,” affects Israeli military operations and “damages Israel’s standing in the world.”
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