Palestinian American Returns to Qusra Village to Defend Home Under Israeli Settler Siege
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Palestinian American returns to West Bank to defend home under siege by Israeli settlers A Palestinian American whose home in the occupied West Bank has been besieged by Israeli settlers for over a week has arrived there to help family members defend the property.
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NPR NewsQUSRA, West Bank — The Palestinian American whose home in the occupied West Bank has been besieged by Israeli settlers for over a week traveled to his property on Monday to join other family members who have been defending it.
Associated PressRAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The Palestinian American whose home in the occupied West Bank has been besieged for more than a week confronted Israeli settlers on Tuesday and demanded Israeli forces remove them from his property.
ReutersEXCLUSIVE: Israeli settler confronts Palestinian American at his besieged West Bank home - Reuters EXCLUSIVE: Israeli settler confronts Palestinian American at his besieged West Bank home Reuters
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The standoff, in the village of Qusra, has seen groups of settlers surround several Palestinian houses and prevent residents from leaving. The United States has condemned the siege and the Israeli military has deployed troops it says are there to maintain order.
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Associated PressFew episodes garner as much international attention as the siege in Qusra. However, settlers have staged takeovers of other Palestinian homes in the occupied West Bank. In the neighboring village of Jalud, settlers surrounded a home last month and prevented Palestinians from entering or exiting until they decided to escape and not come back.
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Qusra standoff is the latest violence in the West Bank Some 2.8 million Palestinians live under Israeli military rule in the West Bank, with the Palestinian Authority exercising limited autonomy in population centers. Roughly 560,000 Israeli settlers who live in a growing number of communities and farming outposts across the territory. Emboldened by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing government, extremist settlers have routinely attacked villages and set homes, cars and mosques ablaze in the occupied West Bank this year.
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NPR NewsThe siege of Palestinian homes by Israeli settlers comes as violence in the West Bank has soared in recent months. The settlers, emboldened by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing government, have ramped up attacks on Palestinian towns and villages, harassing residents and setting homes, mosques and fields ablaze.
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Palestinian officials report 87 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli settlers or soldiers this year. Three Israelis have been killed including two in a nearby clash last month.
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NPR NewsIsraeli soldiers and settlers have killed 87 Palestinians so far this year, according to Palestinian health officials. Palestinians have killed three Israelis, including two who were killed during clashes in the West Bank village of Tell last month.
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Israel has since declared the neighborhood where Ridi's home is located a closed military zone. But on Monday, his brother's footage still showed soldiers interacting amicably with settlers.
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Associated Press“Take them to their home. You said it’s a closed military zone,” the settler told an Israeli soldier, according to Ridi’s video.
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01 NPR News As Loui Ridi, an Ohio-based owner of one of the houses, landed in Israel, settlers were still roaming near Qusra, according to video footage taken by his brother. It showed settlers driving ATVs and speaking with soldiers.
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02 NBC News Trump Threatens to Bomb Oman as Iran Negotiation Period Ends 01:37 Now Playing Palestinian-American travels to his West Bank home amid Israeli settler siege 02:04 UP NEXT Trump threatens to bomb Oman if it interferes with Strait of Hormuz deal 03:50 Iran Rebuffs Trump's US Territory Claim on Strait of Hormuz 02:06 U.S.
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03 New York Times How Israel’s Financial Chokehold Is Stifling the West Bank Economy Intensifying restrictions have hit every part of the territory’s dealings, spurring worries about whether the Palestinian Authority can remain solvent.
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04 Associated Press Ridi yelled at one of the settlers to get off his property and pleaded with the soldiers to remove them, according to video he shared with The Associated Press. He told the settler that he wasn’t allowed to be there and called him a terrorist.
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