A Non Governmental Organization (NGO) slammed the Zionist entity on Wednesday, saying that settlers have been benefiting Tel Aviv’s support as they were carrying out violent attacks against Palestinians.
A Non Governmental Organization (NGO) slammed the Zionist entity on Wednesday, saying that settlers have been benefiting Tel Aviv’s support as they were carrying out violent attacks against Palestinians.
In a 40-page report, Ramallah-based rig
hts group Al-Haq also called on the international community to avoid funding settler groups, a day after Israel and the European Union reached a compromise deal over funding for bodies operating in the occupied West Bank or east Jerusalem.
Settlers carrying out attacks, which involve the use of "live ammunition and the destruction and denial of access to property" have been left unpunished by the Israeli authorities, Al-Haq charged.
"Settlers involved in the planning and perpetration of such acts have remained largely immune from the enforcement of the law and, in some cases, have even benefited from official support from state authorities," it said.
"Israeli settlers enjoy virtual impunity for crimes against Palestinians, and benefit from the protection of Israeli domestic laws."
The report was referring specifically to so-called "price tag" attacks, a euphemism for hate crimes by Jewish extremists which often involve vandalism and in some cases physical injury.
