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Former Israeli prime minister Bennett calls settler attacks in West Bank ‘Jewish terrorism’

From Cumhuriyet · () Turkish

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  • Naftali Bennett said attacks on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank should be described as “Jewish terrorism” when carried out for nationalist reasons.
  • Bennett said burning an innocent Arab family’s home while people are inside would meet that definition and would not benefit Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank.
  • He is campaigning alongside Gadi Eisenkot as one of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s main rivals in the Oct. 27 Israeli election.

Former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has described attacks by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank as “Jewish terrorism.”

Speaking at a campaign event for the Yachad List ahead of Israel’s Oct. 27 election, Bennett said the term applied when someone came to burn an innocent Arab family’s home while people were inside.

“If someone comes to burn an innocent Arab home while people are inside, that is of course Jewish terrorism,” Bennett said. He added that an attack carried out for nationalist reasons fit the definition and would not benefit Israelis settling in the occupied West Bank.

Bennett is running alongside Yashar Party leader Gadi Eisenkot and is presented as one of Netanyahu’s main rivals in the election.

If someone comes to burn an innocent Arab home while people are inside, that is of course Jewish terrorism.

· Naftali BennettBennett defined attacks on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
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Originally published by Cumhuriyet in Turkish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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