From DW News.
Illegal Israeli settlement activity has forcibly expelled many Palestinians from their homes. Far-right members of the Israeli government, including Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, are calling for an illegal annexation of the occupied West Bank. Israel’s governent is supporting the expansion of illegal Israeli settlements are expanding, and its far-right ministers are planning on taking over what’s known as Area C in the West Bank. Whether President-elect Trump will impose limitations on this illegal activity or greenlight Israel’s annexation of the occupied West Bank remains to be seen.
Chapter Breakdown
0:00 8 Palestinians killed in Israeli raids
00:55 DW Correspondent Emily Gordine reports on illegal Israeli settlement activity in Khan al-Ahmar, West Bank, which is home to a Palestinian bedouin community
4.33 Ksenia Svetlova, Director of Israel Middle East Relations Program at Mitvim, and former Knesset Member, on how Trump might change or support illegal Israeli settlement activity in the West Bank
9:09 Akiva Eldar, Political analyst an Haaretz contributor, on Israeli government support for illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank
13:47 Laura Blumenfeld, Middle East Analyst and Senior Fellow at Johns Hopkins University, on whether Presidnet-elect Trump will greenlight annexation in the West Bank or push forward with "normalization" agreements
Note: One guest makes a reference to the possibility of a future apartheid regime under Israel — the term "apartheid" in this context is highly disputed. Various human rights groups have made this allegation, but Israeli officials have repeatedly rejected it.
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