West Bank & Jerusalem
Israel adopts settler-led security doctrine for West Bank
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A new Israeli security doctrine has elevated settler violence to a strategic role in the country's security framework, reversing the establishment's previous view of such actions as destabilizing, Mondoweiss reported. The doctrine reframes vigilante settler activities as essential to Israel's defense posture rather than a liability to be managed.
Settler leaders are now moving to entrench this doctrine as official policy in the West Bank ahead of upcoming elections, seeking to institutionalize their security role and consolidate territorial gains.
