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These Generals Fought for Israel. Now They See ‘Jewish Terrorism’ as the Threat.

A growing number of former Israeli generals, intelligence officials and prime ministers are accusing settlers in the West Bank of committing ethnic cleansing with government support. “Once a society behaves this way,” one said, “that society is doomed.”

Israeli flags lined the roadside next to Palestinian farms in an area of the Jordan Valley in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

Israeli Settlers Attack Palestinians, Drawing Sharp Rebukes

The intensity of Saturday’s assault prompted condemnations from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel and other officials.

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Israeli soldiers in the West Bank village of Qusra on Saturday, where a group of Palestinians was assaulted by Israelis.

Progressives Condemn Pick of Pro-Israel Democrat Atop House Panel

28 August 2026 at 00:10
Outrage over making Representative Jared Moskowitz, who is vocally pro-Israel, the top Democrat on a Middle East policy subcommittee reflected the party’s rift over Israel.

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On Tuesday, Representative Jared Moskowitz of Florida, a vocally pro-Israel Democrat, was chosen to serve as the ranking member on a key subcommittee with jurisdiction over Middle East policy.
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