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Settler violence becomes a liability for Netanyahu on the eve of Israel's election
Netanyahu's main rivals have called settler attacks in the West Bank "Jewish terrorism," turning the violence into a weak point for the prime minister days before the Oct. 27 election.
Settler attacks in the occupied West Bank, including assaults on a US photographer and European diplomats, have become a potential liability for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu days before the Oct. 27 election, with his rivals accusing him of being soft on what they call "Jewish terrorism."
Former military chief Gadi Eisenkot, Netanyahu's main rival, said: "What is happening in the West Bank is Jewish terrorism under the auspices of the Israeli government." He vowed to use "an iron fist" against anyone acting outside the law and to apply administrative detention, currently used only against Palestinians, to Jewish suspects. Yair Golan said "Jewish terror must be fought with an iron fist, just as Palestinian terror is fought."
Settlers ambushed US photographer Heidi Levine, who remains in hospital, and a European delegation including the top French official in Jerusalem as they went to Palestinian villages east of Ramallah during the olive harvest. Several Palestinians have been killed in near-daily settler attacks during the harvest, which have included beatings, arson and theft.
Netanyahu has challenged the accounts of the attacks, and his office said they came amid concerns about "a coordinated campaign to smear Israel." Likud lawmaker Boaz Bismuth said "there is no Jewish terrorism in Judea and Samaria." Netanyahu's government has approved or legalized 104 settlements since taking office in 2022. More than 500,000 settlers live in the West Bank, in settlements that are illegal under international law.
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