Israel is expected to answer for its worst extremists, Palestinians are often excused from theirs, and violence elsewhere is purely ignored. Welcome to the double standard of being a Jew.
Excellent piece. And one more question: why do we Jews ourselves decry these Jewish acts of violence? Must we denounce every Jewish thief and hoodlum to establish our virtue? Is Israel avoiding any punishment of the miscreants and, if so, must we in the Diaspora hasten to chastise them?
We Jews are held to a higher standard. That's not necessarily a bad thing. The problem with the settler violence is that the Police and soldiers approve it, and don't protect the Palestinians whose homes or land the settlers are taking. That, to me and the rest of the world, is a crime and should be stopped, as it's wrong and hurts Israel's reputation immensely. It sends the message that we are amoral people.
Stopping settler violence will go a long way to repairing Israel's reputation.
It won't. There's nothing equal about it. Each episode is exaggerated and publicized to try to create a sense of "both sides" that doesn't exist and false equivalency. The two are not even remotely comparable. Nothing will be repaired because you assume an even-handedness that doesn't exist in those who criticize any instance of Israeli violence.
I hear you. If a settler harmed or killed someone, and was arrested, we would be seen as moral with America Jews and others who wish to support us. It is immoral to have the army and police stand by when violence is occurring
The world is unfair; there are always double standards. Is the West surprised that human rights are violated in China or Sudan? It is precisely because Israel is regarded as a friendly state governed by the rule of law that it is so baffling that the country fails to bring the "Wild, wild West Bank" under control. And, of course, this is not a matter of inability: it suits certain political parties in Israel just fine. In this case, the best remedy would therefore be to bring the entire territory under Israeli jurisdiction as quickly as possible—regardless of the prevailing Western consensus on annexation. That will eventually blow over.
It's because of the PA and terrorists that it is not under control. BTW, the west doesn't bring its own cities under control where crime is rampant. They should clean up their own houses and mind their own business about Israel. Britain covered up rape gangs victimizing little British girls for years because they did not want to be accused of "racism" and "islamophobia".
The Regavim Movement focuses primarily on land ownership, zoning, and illegal construction in Area C of the West Bank. However, they frequently publish data-driven reports analyzing Palestinian security violations, institutional terrorism, and the systematic manipulation of conflict data. [1, 2]
Their reporting on Palestinian terrorism focuses on three distinct areas:
1. Infiltration of Palestinian Authority Security Forces (PASF)
In a major report titled "Officers by Day, Terrorists by Night," Regavim investigated the dual roles played by members of the official Palestinian Authority security apparatus. [3, 4]
The "Martyrdom" Database: Regavim mapped out 44 PASF officers who were officially armed, trained, or equipped via Western funding, but were posthumously declared "martyrs" by Fatah or Hamas after executing attacks against Israeli civilians and IDF troops. [3, 5]
Militant Networks: The publication exposed at least 25 additional active-duty Palestinian Authority officers arrested by Israeli intelligence for direct complicity in firearm offenses, roadside ambushes, and terrorist cells. [3]
2. Deconstruction of the "Settler Violence" Narrative
Regavim published an exhaustive 125-page investigative report titled "False Flags and Real Agendas," auditing the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) database. [2, 6]
Counting Attacks in Reverse: Regavim cross-examined 8,200 listed incidents and discovered that OCHA frequently logs active Palestinian terror attacks against Israelis as incidents of "settler violence" if the Palestinian perpetrator is ultimately neutralized or injured by Israeli security forces or civilian targets acting in self-defense. [6, 7]
Distorting Statistics: Their research concluded that over 98% of UN-documented cases where Palestinians suffered bodily harm under the "settler-related" designation actually stemmed from standard IDF counter-terrorism operations or active structural clashes, rather than ideological vigilantism by civilian settlers. [7]
3. Institutional "Lawfare" and Terror-Linked Funding
Regavim tracks how civic planning is used as a strategic buffer, directly tying localized land-grabs to security threats. [1]
"The Roots of Evil" Report: This study mapped the operational links between European-funded Palestinian agricultural organizations—such as the Union of Agricultural Work Committees (UAWC)—and sanctioned terrorist factions like the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). The tracking directly influenced the Israeli Ministry of Defense's subsequent blacklisting of these fronts.
Strategic Land Seizure: They document how the PA's Fayyad Plan uses illegally constructed schools, roads, and outposts near vital highway arteries to generate constant security friction points and blind spots for Israeli transport networks. [1, 8]
The cycle of “Palestinian” violence is a complex and tragic phenomenon that perpetuates suffering across many Israeli communities.
Understanding the historical context and motivations behind such nefarious actions is crucial for developing effective police and military resolution strategies.
Addressing the root causes of Israeli grievances are essential towards breaking this destructive pattern.
Sustainable peace requires a commitment to justice, accountability, and the protection for all civilian populations.
Thanks for this article. I have felt the double-standard all along, but then " two wrongs don't make a right" gets in the equation and mea culpa resumes.
Let's remember the big picture: the goal of Zionism was to normalize the existence of the Jewish People. " Normal" includes bad apples. All " normal" societies have them. The obsession with continuing to consider Jews " abnormal" fights this basic human condition. The perennial " abnormality" of the Jew allows the scapegoating and blaming. If the Jew is as human as everyone else- or "worse", if the Jew stands as a good example, still carrying the inner light to be " a light to the nations "- the emotional void in the accusers' psyche becomes unbearable. Thus the paroxysms and endless litanies.
Joshua, as always, a very interesting read. In 1947, the British had two areas under their control, the Indian Raj and what remained of British Mandated Palestine (BMP). 78% of the latter had been given away in 1922 to create Transjordan, currently known as Jordan.
In 1948, those two areas experienced something similar. India was partitioned, during which 2 million people died, and there were 11 million refugees, as Pakistan was created as a Muslim state, and India, a predominantly Hindu state. The Punjab remains ‘disputed territory’, and any subsequent generations of those refugees took citizenship of the country in which they had become refugees.
The similar event in BMP, resulted in Israel’s war of Independence & the creation of the modern state of Israel in its original homeland. The war also led to the occupation by Jordan of Judea & Samaria (which became known as the West Bank) and Egypt occupied Gaza. The Arabs and Jews in Israel became Israeli, for which today, the Arabs account for 20%. During the 1948 war there were Arab refugees. This was as a result of a combination of being told to leave by the invading Arab armies, and by being forced out in the war. Wherever those refugees fled, whether it was Lebanon, Jordan, Syria, Egypt, or to the Jordanian occupied West Bank, or Egyptian occupied Gaza, those refugees were never allowed to become citizens of those nations. The 1967 war added further complication, as the West Bank and Gaza became ‘disputed territory’.
The Arab refugees and their subsequent generations that fled to Arab countries were not allowed to become citizens of those countries, and by perpetuating their refugee status, has effectively made the problems for these people far worse.
Thank you GB .. there were certainly 800,000 + or - Jewish refugees that arrived from Arab countries. Whether these are the same ‘settlers’ is debatable .. but irrespective, Judea and Samaria belong to the Jews. Going forward, the question remains as to how to solve the situation.
They (regular refugees) are also an important issue.
However I meant the Jews who were forced out of East Jerusalem(including the old city) as well as Judea and Samaria (to be renamed West Bank) by the Jordainian's.
These refugees were recognised by UNWRA until Israel insisted on them being treated like regular citizens. Now that they live back in the homes their families had lived in for thousands of years the world refers to them as Settlers while saying Palestinian UNRWA refugees need returning to Israel not Palestine.
As an aside I believe Jordan did not and still does not allow any Jew to be a citizen.
The double standard is absolutely real to anyone who looks at it without keffiyeh-colored glasses on. And you're also entirely correct that "The double standard begins when those two words are treated as an explanation for the essence of Israel " This all arises from a toxic combination of antisemitism, the oppressor-oppressed worldview, Islamism and anti-Westernism. BUT (and it's a big but) the bigger problem is not that these violent extremists exist in Israeli society. Rather, it's that they are not brought to justice --as a deliberate policy of the Israeli government. And that is done for what looks like the basest of political considerations-- keeping the government coalition intact. This is what hurts us with those who are genuinely our friends.
Yes — but the same standards need to be expected of the Palestinians. They don’t seem to lose support for any behaviour, even October 7. There’s more to it than Israelis needing to move from 99% to 100% perfect.
No question about that. They benefit from both the racism of low expectations and the pass given to them because of "oppression", perceived skin color, etc. But I honestly don't have nearly the concern about the obvious double standards from "progressives" as I do about the corrosive effect of this on our supporters, both inside and outside our community.
So if ‘settler violence’ were stopped, supporters of Israel would feel less conflicted about standing against Oct 7 and the ensuing demonisation of Israelis? A prominent Australian writer (Richard Flanagan) just gave a speech saying the Bondi massacre of Australian Jews was NOT caused by antisemitism but by the actions of Israel and the Jewish lobby in Australia. I can’t imagine him making such an assertion about any other minority. It’s not only false it’s offensive in every sense. My point is that Jewish people are always on trial — even after they’ve been murdered at a Hanukkah celebration on one of Australia’s most famous beaches.
I have no doubt that a number of "soft" supporters would find it much easier to vocalize that support in the absence of settler violence. The "both sides are bad" narrative is an easy escape valve for too many of them. Would I like them to be more outspoken against Jew-hate? Of course. But we have enough problems getting them to call out Jew-hate without the chaperone of "and Islamophobia and all other forms of hate" without this added issue.
And the issue with the Israeli government at least passively supporting this is that it's the same government we are asking our elected officials (in America, at least) to support with military assistance.
Interesting that this post occurred just before some settler hoodlums attacked an Arab woman and an NBC news team. A bad look for sure.
These attacks are becoming more frequent. As the post says, we do not applaud them. But if we are to be a “light amongst the nations” these people should be tracked down and arrested and prosecuted. Without doing so, the Netanyahu government sends the message that this behavior is acceptable.
"What makes Judea and Samaria (also known as the West Bank)"
Instead of a wink and a nod to the historical revisionists who would reverse the Nakba in a heartbeat, how about the more accurate parenthetical note (renamed by Jordan in 1950). Of course, if we were going to be totally honest, we would provide the context "to erase any Jewish identification with the area (and for the non-squeamish, instead of the neutral term "area," we would call it for what it is: the traditional ancestral heartland of the Jewish People.
"Its ultimate political status has never been resolved by a final agreement"
No, but International Law, Customary International Law, the UN Charter, and international case law definitely have. Not that that presented any problem to the UNGA, the UNSC, and the ICJ pronunciamentos.
Prejudiced courts are called Kangaroo Courts. Verdicts handed down by kangaroo courts are called vigilante justice.
"Hebron, Shiloh, Beit El, and the hills of Judea are among our foundational places."
Not to mention one of the most hotly contested areas, the one within Jerusalem's boundaries: Silwah, First Temple burial site. Of course the largest grave uncovered was occupied by Mohammed himself. The rest contain corpses wrapped in kaffiyehs.
"When two peoples claim the same land"
The term "peoples" is a sociological classification. Only those who meet the criteria are entitled to be called a people. According to these standards, so-called Palestinians do not constitute a people but a manufactured political identity dated all the way back to 1968.
"[the Arab Revolt from 1936 to 1939 was]a Palestinian nationalist uprising"
There is a contradiction here. if the violence of '36-'39 was an Arab revolt, then it was not a Palestinian nationalist uprising. Furthermore, there was no Palestinian nationalist identity at that time but definitely an Arab one, which was fighting the Ottoman Turks, who are not Arabs.
Thus the ensuing statement "Palestinian Arab rebels attacked British installations" is factually incorrect. It should read, "Arabs rebelling agains British rule attacked British installations." Note it was "The Arab Higher Committee demanded an end to Jewish immigration" not the Palestine Higher Committee.
These distinctions may seem trivial, but ignoring them allows the demonization to Israel and Jews to proceed unchallenged. Even worse, it unwittingly supports the invalidation of Israel and Jewish claims to Peoplehood and their traditional, ancestral homeland. Nakba reversal, here we come.
As usual spot on. The blatant racism against black Africans, the disregard of their situations in the countries you note above is a stain on the "international" community (aka the UN et al). Thank you Josh!
From the same sources which gave us the fabricated Gaza "genocide" and "famine" libels are now telling us about "settler violence". Yet somehow, they are still believed and taken seriously. Whenever an accusation against Israel is debunked they just seamlessly go on to the next without apology, introspection or skepticism. Why does anyone believe anything coming out of the media at this point? The west NEEDS Israel to be the villain because Israel's clarity, courage and fortitude exposes the west's weakness and cowardice in the face of jihad.
This is a very great Spiritual WAR against Israel and the Jewish people Everywhere in the World 🌎 Every one who hates the Jews is doomed and God says that he who loves them will be blessed and those who hate His people Will Be Cursed‼️🙏❤️😻
This is almost perfect! The only thing I would add is the enormous amount of terrorism emanting from the West Bank against settlers that far outstrips the number of violent attacks by settlers against Palestinians. Why even Israeli media fails to report this is mystifying. The ratio of Palestinian to Israeli attacks may be as high as 100 to one. Settler violence should be condemned, but it should also be understood that it's not happening in a vacuum.
...Why is an Israeli extremist so easily understood as a product of Israeli society, while a Palestinian extremist is so easily understood as a product of Israel?
actually... they are a product of the corrupt UNWRA "educational" system... supported by all the nations of the west...
Excellent piece. And one more question: why do we Jews ourselves decry these Jewish acts of violence? Must we denounce every Jewish thief and hoodlum to establish our virtue? Is Israel avoiding any punishment of the miscreants and, if so, must we in the Diaspora hasten to chastise them?
I don't care about the palis.
Excellent. Nothing infuriates Jew haters more than an armed Jew.
Hi Joshua,
We Jews are held to a higher standard. That's not necessarily a bad thing. The problem with the settler violence is that the Police and soldiers approve it, and don't protect the Palestinians whose homes or land the settlers are taking. That, to me and the rest of the world, is a crime and should be stopped, as it's wrong and hurts Israel's reputation immensely. It sends the message that we are amoral people.
Stopping settler violence will go a long way to repairing Israel's reputation.
It won't. There's nothing equal about it. Each episode is exaggerated and publicized to try to create a sense of "both sides" that doesn't exist and false equivalency. The two are not even remotely comparable. Nothing will be repaired because you assume an even-handedness that doesn't exist in those who criticize any instance of Israeli violence.
I hear you. If a settler harmed or killed someone, and was arrested, we would be seen as moral with America Jews and others who wish to support us. It is immoral to have the army and police stand by when violence is occurring
The world is unfair; there are always double standards. Is the West surprised that human rights are violated in China or Sudan? It is precisely because Israel is regarded as a friendly state governed by the rule of law that it is so baffling that the country fails to bring the "Wild, wild West Bank" under control. And, of course, this is not a matter of inability: it suits certain political parties in Israel just fine. In this case, the best remedy would therefore be to bring the entire territory under Israeli jurisdiction as quickly as possible—regardless of the prevailing Western consensus on annexation. That will eventually blow over.
It's because of the PA and terrorists that it is not under control. BTW, the west doesn't bring its own cities under control where crime is rampant. They should clean up their own houses and mind their own business about Israel. Britain covered up rape gangs victimizing little British girls for years because they did not want to be accused of "racism" and "islamophobia".
Regavim Palestinian Terrorism Reports
The Regavim Movement focuses primarily on land ownership, zoning, and illegal construction in Area C of the West Bank. However, they frequently publish data-driven reports analyzing Palestinian security violations, institutional terrorism, and the systematic manipulation of conflict data. [1, 2]
Their reporting on Palestinian terrorism focuses on three distinct areas:
1. Infiltration of Palestinian Authority Security Forces (PASF)
In a major report titled "Officers by Day, Terrorists by Night," Regavim investigated the dual roles played by members of the official Palestinian Authority security apparatus. [3, 4]
The "Martyrdom" Database: Regavim mapped out 44 PASF officers who were officially armed, trained, or equipped via Western funding, but were posthumously declared "martyrs" by Fatah or Hamas after executing attacks against Israeli civilians and IDF troops. [3, 5]
Militant Networks: The publication exposed at least 25 additional active-duty Palestinian Authority officers arrested by Israeli intelligence for direct complicity in firearm offenses, roadside ambushes, and terrorist cells. [3]
2. Deconstruction of the "Settler Violence" Narrative
Regavim published an exhaustive 125-page investigative report titled "False Flags and Real Agendas," auditing the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) database. [2, 6]
Counting Attacks in Reverse: Regavim cross-examined 8,200 listed incidents and discovered that OCHA frequently logs active Palestinian terror attacks against Israelis as incidents of "settler violence" if the Palestinian perpetrator is ultimately neutralized or injured by Israeli security forces or civilian targets acting in self-defense. [6, 7]
Distorting Statistics: Their research concluded that over 98% of UN-documented cases where Palestinians suffered bodily harm under the "settler-related" designation actually stemmed from standard IDF counter-terrorism operations or active structural clashes, rather than ideological vigilantism by civilian settlers. [7]
3. Institutional "Lawfare" and Terror-Linked Funding
Regavim tracks how civic planning is used as a strategic buffer, directly tying localized land-grabs to security threats. [1]
"The Roots of Evil" Report: This study mapped the operational links between European-funded Palestinian agricultural organizations—such as the Union of Agricultural Work Committees (UAWC)—and sanctioned terrorist factions like the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). The tracking directly influenced the Israeli Ministry of Defense's subsequent blacklisting of these fronts.
Strategic Land Seizure: They document how the PA's Fayyad Plan uses illegally constructed schools, roads, and outposts near vital highway arteries to generate constant security friction points and blind spots for Israeli transport networks. [1, 8]
Sourrces:
[1] https://www.regavim.org
[2] https://www.jpost.com
[3] https://www.regavim.org
[4] https://www.regavim.org
[5] https://www.tandfonline.com
[6] https://tps.co.il
[7] https://blogs.timesofisrael.com
[8] https://www.regavim.org
https://www.terrorism-info.org.il/en/escalation-and-thwarting-of-terrorism-in-northern-samaria/
https://tps.co.il/articles/report-documents-over-2600-terror-attacks-in-judea-and-samaria-since-oct-7/
The cycle of “Palestinian” violence is a complex and tragic phenomenon that perpetuates suffering across many Israeli communities.
Understanding the historical context and motivations behind such nefarious actions is crucial for developing effective police and military resolution strategies.
Addressing the root causes of Israeli grievances are essential towards breaking this destructive pattern.
Sustainable peace requires a commitment to justice, accountability, and the protection for all civilian populations.
Thanks for this article. I have felt the double-standard all along, but then " two wrongs don't make a right" gets in the equation and mea culpa resumes.
Let's remember the big picture: the goal of Zionism was to normalize the existence of the Jewish People. " Normal" includes bad apples. All " normal" societies have them. The obsession with continuing to consider Jews " abnormal" fights this basic human condition. The perennial " abnormality" of the Jew allows the scapegoating and blaming. If the Jew is as human as everyone else- or "worse", if the Jew stands as a good example, still carrying the inner light to be " a light to the nations "- the emotional void in the accusers' psyche becomes unbearable. Thus the paroxysms and endless litanies.
Joshua, as always, a very interesting read. In 1947, the British had two areas under their control, the Indian Raj and what remained of British Mandated Palestine (BMP). 78% of the latter had been given away in 1922 to create Transjordan, currently known as Jordan.
In 1948, those two areas experienced something similar. India was partitioned, during which 2 million people died, and there were 11 million refugees, as Pakistan was created as a Muslim state, and India, a predominantly Hindu state. The Punjab remains ‘disputed territory’, and any subsequent generations of those refugees took citizenship of the country in which they had become refugees.
The similar event in BMP, resulted in Israel’s war of Independence & the creation of the modern state of Israel in its original homeland. The war also led to the occupation by Jordan of Judea & Samaria (which became known as the West Bank) and Egypt occupied Gaza. The Arabs and Jews in Israel became Israeli, for which today, the Arabs account for 20%. During the 1948 war there were Arab refugees. This was as a result of a combination of being told to leave by the invading Arab armies, and by being forced out in the war. Wherever those refugees fled, whether it was Lebanon, Jordan, Syria, Egypt, or to the Jordanian occupied West Bank, or Egyptian occupied Gaza, those refugees were never allowed to become citizens of those nations. The 1967 war added further complication, as the West Bank and Gaza became ‘disputed territory’.
The Arab refugees and their subsequent generations that fled to Arab countries were not allowed to become citizens of those countries, and by perpetuating their refugee status, has effectively made the problems for these people far worse.
You miss that the Jewish refugees who have returned home are the people now called settlers!
Thank you GB .. there were certainly 800,000 + or - Jewish refugees that arrived from Arab countries. Whether these are the same ‘settlers’ is debatable .. but irrespective, Judea and Samaria belong to the Jews. Going forward, the question remains as to how to solve the situation.
They (regular refugees) are also an important issue.
However I meant the Jews who were forced out of East Jerusalem(including the old city) as well as Judea and Samaria (to be renamed West Bank) by the Jordainian's.
These refugees were recognised by UNWRA until Israel insisted on them being treated like regular citizens. Now that they live back in the homes their families had lived in for thousands of years the world refers to them as Settlers while saying Palestinian UNRWA refugees need returning to Israel not Palestine.
As an aside I believe Jordan did not and still does not allow any Jew to be a citizen.
The double standard is absolutely real to anyone who looks at it without keffiyeh-colored glasses on. And you're also entirely correct that "The double standard begins when those two words are treated as an explanation for the essence of Israel " This all arises from a toxic combination of antisemitism, the oppressor-oppressed worldview, Islamism and anti-Westernism. BUT (and it's a big but) the bigger problem is not that these violent extremists exist in Israeli society. Rather, it's that they are not brought to justice --as a deliberate policy of the Israeli government. And that is done for what looks like the basest of political considerations-- keeping the government coalition intact. This is what hurts us with those who are genuinely our friends.
Yes — but the same standards need to be expected of the Palestinians. They don’t seem to lose support for any behaviour, even October 7. There’s more to it than Israelis needing to move from 99% to 100% perfect.
No question about that. They benefit from both the racism of low expectations and the pass given to them because of "oppression", perceived skin color, etc. But I honestly don't have nearly the concern about the obvious double standards from "progressives" as I do about the corrosive effect of this on our supporters, both inside and outside our community.
So if ‘settler violence’ were stopped, supporters of Israel would feel less conflicted about standing against Oct 7 and the ensuing demonisation of Israelis? A prominent Australian writer (Richard Flanagan) just gave a speech saying the Bondi massacre of Australian Jews was NOT caused by antisemitism but by the actions of Israel and the Jewish lobby in Australia. I can’t imagine him making such an assertion about any other minority. It’s not only false it’s offensive in every sense. My point is that Jewish people are always on trial — even after they’ve been murdered at a Hanukkah celebration on one of Australia’s most famous beaches.
I have no doubt that a number of "soft" supporters would find it much easier to vocalize that support in the absence of settler violence. The "both sides are bad" narrative is an easy escape valve for too many of them. Would I like them to be more outspoken against Jew-hate? Of course. But we have enough problems getting them to call out Jew-hate without the chaperone of "and Islamophobia and all other forms of hate" without this added issue.
And the issue with the Israeli government at least passively supporting this is that it's the same government we are asking our elected officials (in America, at least) to support with military assistance.
Interesting that this post occurred just before some settler hoodlums attacked an Arab woman and an NBC news team. A bad look for sure.
These attacks are becoming more frequent. As the post says, we do not applaud them. But if we are to be a “light amongst the nations” these people should be tracked down and arrested and prosecuted. Without doing so, the Netanyahu government sends the message that this behavior is acceptable.
"What makes Judea and Samaria (also known as the West Bank)"
Instead of a wink and a nod to the historical revisionists who would reverse the Nakba in a heartbeat, how about the more accurate parenthetical note (renamed by Jordan in 1950). Of course, if we were going to be totally honest, we would provide the context "to erase any Jewish identification with the area (and for the non-squeamish, instead of the neutral term "area," we would call it for what it is: the traditional ancestral heartland of the Jewish People.
"Its ultimate political status has never been resolved by a final agreement"
No, but International Law, Customary International Law, the UN Charter, and international case law definitely have. Not that that presented any problem to the UNGA, the UNSC, and the ICJ pronunciamentos.
Prejudiced courts are called Kangaroo Courts. Verdicts handed down by kangaroo courts are called vigilante justice.
"Hebron, Shiloh, Beit El, and the hills of Judea are among our foundational places."
Not to mention one of the most hotly contested areas, the one within Jerusalem's boundaries: Silwah, First Temple burial site. Of course the largest grave uncovered was occupied by Mohammed himself. The rest contain corpses wrapped in kaffiyehs.
"When two peoples claim the same land"
The term "peoples" is a sociological classification. Only those who meet the criteria are entitled to be called a people. According to these standards, so-called Palestinians do not constitute a people but a manufactured political identity dated all the way back to 1968.
"[the Arab Revolt from 1936 to 1939 was]a Palestinian nationalist uprising"
There is a contradiction here. if the violence of '36-'39 was an Arab revolt, then it was not a Palestinian nationalist uprising. Furthermore, there was no Palestinian nationalist identity at that time but definitely an Arab one, which was fighting the Ottoman Turks, who are not Arabs.
Thus the ensuing statement "Palestinian Arab rebels attacked British installations" is factually incorrect. It should read, "Arabs rebelling agains British rule attacked British installations." Note it was "The Arab Higher Committee demanded an end to Jewish immigration" not the Palestine Higher Committee.
These distinctions may seem trivial, but ignoring them allows the demonization to Israel and Jews to proceed unchallenged. Even worse, it unwittingly supports the invalidation of Israel and Jewish claims to Peoplehood and their traditional, ancestral homeland. Nakba reversal, here we come.
Who needs settler scum when you have the IDF?
All the hasbara in the world…
As usual spot on. The blatant racism against black Africans, the disregard of their situations in the countries you note above is a stain on the "international" community (aka the UN et al). Thank you Josh!
From the same sources which gave us the fabricated Gaza "genocide" and "famine" libels are now telling us about "settler violence". Yet somehow, they are still believed and taken seriously. Whenever an accusation against Israel is debunked they just seamlessly go on to the next without apology, introspection or skepticism. Why does anyone believe anything coming out of the media at this point? The west NEEDS Israel to be the villain because Israel's clarity, courage and fortitude exposes the west's weakness and cowardice in the face of jihad.
This is a very great Spiritual WAR against Israel and the Jewish people Everywhere in the World 🌎 Every one who hates the Jews is doomed and God says that he who loves them will be blessed and those who hate His people Will Be Cursed‼️🙏❤️😻
Absolutely BRILLIANT piece. Thank you so much for this!
To paraphrase Dara Horn, if there’s one thing people love more than dead Jews it is defenseless ones.
This is almost perfect! The only thing I would add is the enormous amount of terrorism emanting from the West Bank against settlers that far outstrips the number of violent attacks by settlers against Palestinians. Why even Israeli media fails to report this is mystifying. The ratio of Palestinian to Israeli attacks may be as high as 100 to one. Settler violence should be condemned, but it should also be understood that it's not happening in a vacuum.
...Why is an Israeli extremist so easily understood as a product of Israeli society, while a Palestinian extremist is so easily understood as a product of Israel?
actually... they are a product of the corrupt UNWRA "educational" system... supported by all the nations of the west...