How could the military and settler actions in the West Bank affect Benjamin Netanyahu?
Netanyahu's authority reflected in West Bank military and settler actions The simultaneous military and settler actions across the West Bank and East Jerusalem demonstrate the scope of executive authority exercised by Benjamin Netanyahu. Reports detail specific operations, including 20 attacks on Palestinian olive pickers, raids in the Abu Fazaa Bedouin community, and forced demolitions of homes in Jabal al-Mukabber. Netanyahu exercises political and executive authority over East Jerusalem, driving military operations and policy decisions that determine its status, making these events a direct reflection of his government's policy direction.
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On November 6, Israeli forces and settlers conducted multiple operations across the West Bank and East Jerusalem. Reports detail 20 attacks on Palestinian olive pickers in six West Bank governorates, including detentions and crop theft. Settlers destroyed crops and greenhouses in ad-Duyuk at-Tahta, with damage estimated at hundreds of thousands of shekels. In East Jerusalem, two families were forced to demolish their homes in Jabal al-Mukabber.
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Netanyahu exercises political and executive authority over East Jerusalem, driving settlement expansion, military operations, and policy decisions that determine its status. Therefore, the operations and closures reported are a direct manifestation of the political and military authority he directs.
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The facts so far
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- Israeli forces and settlers carried out 20 attacks on Palestinian olive pickers in six West Bank governorates.middleeasteye.net
- In occupied East Jerusalem, two Palestinians were forced to demolish their own homes, which housed 18 people.middleeasteye.net
- The families in East Jerusalem had paid 25,000 shekels trying to prevent the demolitions.middleeasteye.net
- Israeli forces closed several Old City neighbourhoods in Hebron for Jewish holidays.middleeasteye.net
Why it matters
The actions demonstrate the extensive political and military control exercised by the Israeli government over contested territories. For Netanyahu, these events are a public display of his executive power, which is simultaneously a source of domestic political support and international scrutiny regarding the occupation and settlement policies.
These operations occur within a broader context of ongoing conflict and territorial disputes in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. The actions are part of a pattern where Israeli forces and settlers conduct raids, detentions, and demolitions, which are tracked and documented by organizations like the Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission.
What we don't know yet
- How will international bodies respond to the forced demolitions and closures?
- Will these operations lead to changes in the political trajectory of East Jerusalem?
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Who else could feel it
Other possible ripples from the same event.
- Colonization and Wall Resistance CommissionAlready happeningThe Commission documents multiple raids, demolitions, and attacks across the West Bank and East Jerusalem.
- RamallahLikelyMilitary raid east of Ramallah disrupts local community and commerce.
- JerusalemLikelyForced demolitions in East Jerusalem destroy housing stock for 18 people
- Itamar Ben-GvirLikelyMilitary and settler actions reinforce Itamar Ben-Gvir's political control over occupied territories
- Mahmoud AbbasPossibleIncreased violence in East Jerusalem may strain Mahmoud Abbas's political standing.
Reporting
- middleeasteye.netNov 6
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