Besieged and Betrayed: The West Bank's Endless Occupation The recent standoff between Israeli troops and settlers blockading Palestinian homes in Qusra, a village in the occupied West Bank, has exposed once again the dark underbelly of Israel's occupation.
Israeli soldiers failed to remove the settlers, highlighting the military's powerlessness against extremist elements it claims to control.
This incident is symptomatic of a broader pattern of impunity for violence by Israeli settlers towards Palestinians in the West Bank.