Protective presence volunteers nearly burned alive in West Bank arson attack

9 articles · Updated · Forward · Apr 28

Two volunteers with Torat Zedek narrowly escaped an arson attack while sleeping in Mukhmas village on April 9, amid a surge in settler violence.
Activists report increased targeting and restrictions by the Israeli army, with 59 Palestinian communities displaced and 170 new outposts established since October 2023, according to B’tselem.
UN figures show settler violence reached a 20-year high in March, with both Palestinians and protective presence groups facing escalating threats and injuries across the West Bank.

With dozens of Palestinian communities vanished since 2023, is the West Bank witnessing a quiet ethnic cleansing?

Why has sexualized violence become a key weapon in the forced displacement of Palestinian families?

With settler militias now part of the IDF, who is truly in control of the West Bank's security?

Is a minister’s plan to “bury” a Palestinian state now being brutally enacted on the ground?

As settler violence hits a 20-year peak, will the Trump administration move beyond condemnation to concrete action?

Amidst hundreds of attacks on water sources, is thirst being weaponized to displace entire communities?