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Israel's extremist settlers control government as Netanyahu dismisses warnings

The latest fatal incident in the West Bank town of Burqa shows that settlers now have the upper hand in the Netanyahu government.

Ben Caspit
Ben Caspit
Aug 8, 2023
Smoke billows as Israeli soldiers demolish a house at the Asker camp for Palestinian refugees east of Nablus city in the occupied West Bank, early on August 8, 2023. The Israeli army demolished the house of Abdel Fatah Khroushah accused of an attack which killed two Israelis in the occupied West Bank at the end of February. (Photo by Jaafar ASHTIYEH / AFP) (Photo by JAAFAR ASHTIYEH/AFP via Getty Images)
Smoke billows as Israeli soldiers demolish a house at the Asker camp for Palestinian refugees east of Nablus city in the occupied West Bank, early on August 8, 2023. The Israeli army demolished the house of Abdel Fatah Khroushah accused of an attack which killed two Israelis in the occupied West Bank at the end of February. — AAFAR ASHTIYEH/AFP via Getty Images

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