Religion and Politics

Jerusalem ‘Lynching’ Raises Specter of Anti-Palestinian Terrorism

At Think Progress, Zack Beauchamp writes that it is time to take notice of the rising levels of Anti-Palestinian violence perpetrated by radicalized elements of the “Israeli youth.” Recent “incidents fit into a disturbing pattern of growing violence committed by radical Israelis, particularly in the West Bank,” writes Beauchamp. “Last December, Defense Minister Ehud Barak warned about ‘homegrown terror’ attacks committed by extremist settlers against Israeli soldiers and Palestinian civilians.”

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