Settlements & Settlers
Settler Violence
Settler violence against Palestinian civilians and their property has long been a feature of the landscape of the occupied territories. During the Second Intifada, incidents of settler violence have multiplied exponentially. Settlers are almost never held accountable under Israeli law and are 'protected' by Israeli soliders, who rarely take any action to protect Palestinians or international activists against settler attacks. This section offers selected reports on the phenomenon of settler violence. (Added 12 December 2003)

Human Rights Reports
  • Amnesty: Israeli authorities must put an immediate end to settler violence, Amnesty International (25 April 2005)
  • B'Tselem report: Israel's failure to stop settler attacks on Palestinian olive harvesters, B'Tselem (2 December 2002)
  • Standing Idly by: Non-enforcement of the law on settlers, B'Tselem (8 August 2002)


    Selected Incidents
  • Hebron disengagement and settler violence begin, ISM/Tel Rumeida Project (13 January 2006)
  • Four Palestinians Killed by Israeli Settler in the West Bank, Al Haq (18 August 2005)
  • Amnesty calls for urgent measures to end settlers' impunity, Amnesty International (18 August 2005)
  • Settler Attacks Escalate, PCHR (18 August 2005)
  • Settler attacks, arrests and denial of access in the Gaza Strip, PCHR (17 August 2005)
  • Israeli soldier kills four in bus attack, Khalid Amayreh (5 August 2005)
  • My First Settler Attack, Hanna writing from As-Sawiya, occupied West Bank (25 April 2005)
  • Israel's Settler Rampage, Khaled Amayreh, Al-Ahram Weekly, (1 April 2005)
  • Falling through the Looking Glass in Hebron, Kasper Lundberg writing from Qawawis, occupied Palestine (1 April 2005)
  • Israel forbids Palestinians picking olives, LAW (22 October 2002)
  • Israeli settlers kill Palestinian girl in Hebron, LAW (29 July 2002)


    Media Coverage
  • Widespread settler violence unreported, Nigel Parry (2 March 2001)
  • Palestinian "terrorists", Jewish "vigilantes", Nigel Parry (26 July 2001)


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