About this episode
Violence has been mounting in the Israeli-occupied West Bank for months, but the situation is already reaching a new level of escalation in 2023 . “Everything is falling apart,” The Post’s Miriam Berger explains to guest host Libby Casey, referring to the fragile dynamics between Palestinians and Israelis in the region. At least 60 Palestinians and a dozen Israelis have been killed in recent weeks in the occupied territories, a level that is on track to be the bloodiest in two decades. That’s despite rare talks between Israeli and Palestinian leaders in Jordan last weekend. On Monday, a Palestinian man shot and killed two Israeli brothers in the West Bank town of Huwara. Later that day, dozens of Israeli settlers torched cars and homes in Palestinian communities, killing one man in revenge. “You have this growing insecurity amongst Palestinians and also the cycle of revenge attacks happening,” says Berger. The clashes come amidst massive protests in Israel itself , and a major shift to the right in the country’s new government. The empowerment of extremist leaders has further fueled more violent acts, as Palestinian house demolitions and raids are on the rise. Read More: Emboldened by Israel’s far right, Jewish settlers fan the flames of chaos Israeli settlers rampage through Palestinian towns in revenge for shooting At least 11 Palestinians killed, 100 wounded in Israeli raid in the West Bank Jerusalem demolitions gain pace under Netanyahu, enraging Palestinians Why Israel’s planned overhaul of the judiciary is tearing the country apart Itamar Ben Gvir: How an extremist settler became a powerful Israeli minister At least 7 killed in East Jerusalem synagogue shooting After deadly Israeli raid in Jenin, fears of escalation in West Bank