# Analysis: Israel’s government can’t disown West Bank settler violence

https://mins.news/en/item/22405

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-14 16:46 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/14/analysis-israels-government-cant-disown-west-bank-settler-violence?traffic_source=rss

> Rights groups say settler and state-backed violence seeks to displace Palestinians and annex land in the occupied West Bank. In Qusra, settlers have besieged three Palestinian households, cutting off water and electricity. Despite a rare government condemnation, analysts and Israeli lawmakers say authorities remain complicit and unable to separate themselves from the violence.

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