The Israeli human rights group B’T selem says violence against Palestinians by Jewish settlers in the West Bank and Gaza Strip has risen sharply since the outbreak of violence last September. A settler leader responded to the report by saying that since the outbreak of the violence, settlers have been effectively living under a state of siege, and have been praised even by army commanders for their restrained behavior.
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