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What’s going on in the occupied West Bank, and why now? | AJ #shorts

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    The ink barelyhad time todry on the
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    Gaza ceasefiredeal beforeIsrael's
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    militarylaunchedanother attackon
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    Palestinians. But this isthe occupied
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    West Bank. Within days,
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    Israeli forceshave killed adozen people
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    and woundedmany more. It's acoordinated
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    operation. Raids havebeen happening
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    across theterritory,from Jericho
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    to Bethlehemto Ramallah. But the
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    largest is inJenin. Israeliforces have
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    been on theground and inthe air.
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    They've bombedbuildings,detaineddozens of
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    Palestiniansand, as usual,bulldozed
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    roads. Butit's not justIsraeli forces
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    who have beentargetingJenin. In
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    December, thePalestinianAuthority,which
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    administerspart of theWest Bank,
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    launched itsown operationin the Jenin
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    refugee camp. The crackdownwas aimed at
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    rival groupslike Hamas andIslamic Jihad.
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    The UN'srefugee agencysays therefugee camp
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    has becomenearlyuninhabitable,with an
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    estimated 2000familiesdisplaced
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    since then. Weknow Israeluses its waron
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    Palestiniansas a testingground for not
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    only weaponsbut alsotactics, and
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    IsraeliDefenseMinisterIsrael Katz
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    said forcesare nowapplying in
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    Jenin thetactic of
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    repeated raidslearned fromthe war in
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    Gaza. They saythey'retargetingterrorist
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    groups. Oh,and then thereare the
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    settlers. TheIsraelimilitary set
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    up dozens morecheckpoints tostop farmers
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    from reachingtheirfarmlands andto seal
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    civilians intoentire cities
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    such as Hebronand Bethlehem. And that's
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    allowedsettlers totry to takeover those
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    unattendedfarms. It'sall part of an
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    ongoingstate-backedstrategy ofillegal
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    settlementexpansion. Palestinians
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    fear it's alsoabout WestBank
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    annexation. One of thefirst things
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    Donald Trumpdid when hetook office
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    was cancelBiden erasanctions on
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    far rightIsraelisettler groupsand
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    individualsaccused ofviolenceagainst
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    Palestinians. We don't knowif any
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    promises weremade toIsraeliofficials in
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    return forbacking theGazacease-fire.
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    There's alsoTrump's UNenvoy, Elise
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    Stefanik. Idid ask youwhether you
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    subscribe tothe views ofFinance
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    MinisterSmotridge. Ofwho?I'm sorry,Finance
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    Smotrich. Thisis the IsraeliFinance
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    MinisterSmotrich andand the formerNational
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    SecurityMinister Ben
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    Gavir, whobelieve thatIsrael has a
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    biblical rightto the entire
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    West Bank. Isthat your view
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    today?Yes. OK,Israel'sFinance
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    MinisterBezaleelSmotrich haswarned Israel
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    is preparingfor anotherwar, but in
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    his own words,this time inthe West Bank
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    until completevictory.
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    Smotrich isalso in chargeof thesettlement
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    project andhas announcedIsrael will
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    annex the WestBank thisyear. That is
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    about 94% ofthe territory
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    meant for afuturePalestinianstate.
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What’s going on in the occupied West Bank, and why now? | AJ #shorts
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