Die Krise im Westjordanland

established in Gaza, the occupation and colonization of the West Bank would continue to intensify. The Israeli settler population in the West Bank has grown significantly since the Oslo peace process in 1993, with over 600,000 settlers currently residing there. This settlement enterprise has fragmented the West Bank into noncontiguous landmasses, undermining any sense of territorial contiguity or national cohesion for Palestinians.

Palestinians in the West Bank face constant harassment and violence from Israeli forces and settlers. They are subjected to checkpoints, restrictions on movement, and fear for their safety. The situation has worsened in recent months, with an increase in land seizures and violence by settlers. Israeli human rights groups have called this the single biggest land grab since Israel captured the West Bank in 1967, and it likely amounts to the war crime of forcible transfer.

The repression and violence in Gaza have also spilled over into the West Bank, with Palestinians living in constant fear. The settlers, feeling emboldened, have been arresting people, destroying infrastructure, and taking property as they wish. The Israeli military and settlers often work hand in hand, further exacerbating the violence and repression.

The West Bank, despite being nominally „autonomous,“ has become a target for Israeli settlers who aim to close the option for a Palestinian state. Palestinians already face severe restrictions on their movement and the situation is only getting worse. The hope for a democratic and secular one-state solution is becoming increasingly urgent.

Overall, the West Bank serves as a stark reminder that the Israeli occupation and colonization extend beyond Gaza and pose a threat to the possibility of a Palestinian state. The violence and repression faced by Palestinians in the West Bank must not be overlooked, and efforts for justice and liberation must continue

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The Crisis in the West Bank

West Bank, Youtube screengrab. Although it’s been decades since he left Palestine, building a life for himself and his loved ones in the Austin area, memories of olive trees and hills, of family and him sharing meals under an orange sun, flowed through Ahmad Zamer on most days. Having been able to visit the West Bank a few years ago, Zamer could still hear the people conversing in the town square, the men and women sharing jokes, asking him how’s been, even as he sits in his house thousands of miles away, skyscrapers along the impeding horizon. But that sliver of normalcy and good feeling has been replaced, rather swiftly, with the screaming of people buried under rubble, of others

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