Settler violence dominated the headlines this weekend, while riots swept France. But other incidents happened far more often in Judea and Samaria and went largely unreported. Luke Hilton breaks down what the media covered, what it left out, and why it matters.
Settler violence again? A lot happened over the weekend, but I’m guessing the stories that captured your attention were either from France, or Judea and Samaria, both of them involving riots, and whether you knew it or not, both of them involving Jews. Surprised? You shouldn’t be, because after all, no Jews, no news.
The events that captured media attention in Judea and Samaria were of course violent altercations involving Jews, who have been labeled violent settlers. Of course the other violent events that happened more than 10 times as much this week in the same region, didn’t get reported. Can you guess what these incidents were? Luke Hilton breaks it all down on today’s video.
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Source Links:
Jerusalem Post report on diplomats allegedly attacked
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-911973
Jerusalem Post report on settler extremists and Eisenkot’s response
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-911961
Jerusalem Post report on diplomatic condemnation and sanctions
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/politics-and-diplomacy/article-911982
Jerusalem Post report on Gadi Eisenkot’s political response
https://www.jpost.com/israel-election-2026/article-911779
Eitan Fischberger’s video analysis of the confrontation
https://x.com/EFischberger/status/2111198183221301374
Amit Segal’s newsletter on settlement violence and accountability
https://newsletter.amitsegal.net/p/its-noon-in-israel-israel-fails-in
Channel 14 report questioning diplomats’ security precautions
https://c14news.com/article/1512235
