Netanyahu’s Promise to Crack Down on Settler Violence Faces Reality Check

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently declared a commitment to take “energetic measures” against the rising tide of violence perpetrated by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. Yet this pledge comes amid a disturbing pattern of state tolerance—if not tacit endorsement—that has allowed settler attacks to proliferate unchecked for nearly two decades.Is Israel Enforcing the Rule of Law or Protecting Settlers?Netanyahu’s assertion that Israel is a “state of law” acting according to legal principles strains credulity when examined alongside hard facts. According to Israeli human rights group Yesh Din, almost 94% of police investigations into settler violence...