Jewish Settlers are the Vanguard of Violent Ethnic Cleansing in the West Bank

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Violent Jewish settlers act as the primary instrument for Israel's accelerated strategy of territorial expansion and ethnic cleansing in the West Bank following October 7, 2023. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

David M. Crump

doi:10.3366/hlps.2026.0383

September 4, 2026Journal of Holy Land and Palestine Studies

Jewish Settlers are the Vanguard of Violent Ethnic Cleansing in the West Bank

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To examine how settler violence functions to accelerate territorial annexation and population displacement across the West Bank following the escalation of conflict in October 2023.
Qualitative analysis of territorial displacement and annexation strategies in the West Bank.
Case narratives examining targeted settler violence in Masafer Yatta and the Bedouin village of Rashaiyda.
Settler violence operates as an active mechanism for expanding territorial control through the seizure of Palestinian homes and land.
Displacement strategies escalated following October 7, 2023, driving demographic reduction and annexation in rural Palestinian and Bedouin communities.

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Case analysis reveals accelerated territorial annexation through settler violence in the West Bank, highlighting systematic displacement of Palestinian communities.

Abstract

Beginning with the outbreak of Israel's war against the Palestinians in 1947, Zionist plans to ethnically cleanse Palestine have proceeded apace. Since the attacks launched from Gaza on 7 October 2023, Israel has accelerated itsstrategy to annex the West Bank and to reduce the size of its Palestinian population. Violent settlers have been the sharp tip of Israel's settler–colonial spear deployed to take over morePalestinian homes and real estate, expanding Israel's territorial control. Two personal stories illustrate the violence used by Jewish settlers to continue Israel's ‘Judaisation’ plans in Masafer Yatta and the Bedouin village of Rashaiyda.

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