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It added that defense officials must "give clear, unequivocal instructions to the forces that are deployed in the field." They must also "allocate forces to protect the property of the Palestinian residents (HCJ 9593/04 Murar et al. v. IDF Commander for Judea and Samaria et al.)"
The ruling fell on deaf ears. Policy didn't change.
Recent reports like these are commonplace:
Settler runs over Palestinian child. Doctors called her injuries moderate. She could have been killed.
Seventeen-year old Jamal Juliani and three cousins were victimized by dozens of Israeli youths. Onlookers didn't intervene. Juliani was hospitalized unconscious. Days later, he was well enough to be released.
Settlers attacked elderly Palestinian near Hebron. He was treated at Hebron Hospital. In a separate incident, two settler teens firebombed a car near Hebron. PA official Ghassan Doughlas warned Palestinians to be cautious.
Over half a million settlers live on Occupied Palestinian territory. Most don't make trouble. Extremist ones look for it. They know they can act with impunity. Institutionalized racism terrorizes Palestinians. They have no place to hide for safety.
Stephen Lendman lives in Chicago and can be reached at Email address removed .
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