US documents reveal West Bank settler violence
New York City Council Member Julie Woon focused on the on-the-ground crowds she witnessed during her visit to the town of Tulkarm in Ramallah, where she documented settler attacks on Palestinians and their forced expulsion from their lands. She also highlighted the destruction of homes that have been out of work for years due to occupation harassment. She expressed that practices of displacement and bans aim to push Palestinians to leave their lands, emphasizing that olive trees symbolize Palestinian identity and must be protected against attempts to destroy and uproot them. Additionally, she recorded incidents of occupation forces storming a Palestinian home and violently arresting its owners, confiscating filming equipment, and searching phones—acts that threaten the lives of activists and undermine Palestinians’ fundamental rights. She pointed out the absence of education about the Palestinian Nakba in American curricula. She warned that mass killing operations are extending from Gaza to the West Bank and called on the international community to intervene. Woon urged Americans to visit the occupied territories to witness the reality firsthand. She pledged to relay the testimonies of Palestinian families to the U.S., and called for accountability of American officials regarding military funding and support for the occupation.
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