Having been to the Israeli-Occupied Territory on the West Bank myself, I read Ava’s account of torture by Israeli settlers with sadness and anger, but without surprise. These incidents are all too common. I have witnessed them on a smaller scale myself.
On the same day that The Independent published the article about Ava’s torture, The Guardian newspaper published a report saying that, since 2020, although 1,100 civilians have been killed in the West Bank by both settlers and soldiers, not one person has been prosecuted.
Where is the outrage? How can we support, and even condone, military aid to Israel without accountability, in light of facts like these? Silence is consent! If your response to this is “Well, it’s complicated.” that is also consent.
