These actions are done with the tacit support of the Israeli police and army. They are pogroms, namely deadly riots organized in collusion with the official authorities. These pogroms are carried out with the wink, wink, nod, nod of the state of Israel, and are often witnessed by indifferent IDF soldiers. Typically, the army refuses to protect Palestinians but does intervene to protect settlers from Palestinians who try to defend themselves against the pogromistas. After Baruch Goldstein's massacre of 29 worshipers at the Ibrahimi mosque, the Israeli army shot another 23 civilians in Hebron and imposed months of curfew on the victims, the civilian Palestinian population of Hebron – they didn't punish Kyriat-Arba, the fundamentalists' den.
During the second Intifada, the pogroms intensified and grew larger. More than 80 Palestinians have been killed by settlers in the last two years. The "official" U.S. press is rarely interested in these pogroms and other violent incidents, some of which have been reported on YellowTimes.org.
During the second Intifada, the pogroms intensified and grew larger. More than 80 Palestinians have been killed by settlers in the last two years. The "official" U.S. press is rarely interested in these pogroms and other violent incidents, some of which have been reported on YellowTimes.org.