Germany, Jordan voice concern over Israeli settler violence in West Bank

Germany and Jordan expressed alarm Tuesday over escalating violence by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank, calling on Israeli authorities to hold perpetrators accountable as attacks against Palestinian farmers reach unprecedented levels, Anadolu reports. German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul told a joint news conference with his Jordanian counterpart Ayman Safadi that extremist settler violence has intensified dramatically in recent weeks, particularly during the olive harvest season. “The violent acts of extremist settlers have reached a shocking scale there in recent weeks. They prevent olive farmers from harvesting, they devastate entire plantations, they set cars and houses on fire,” Wadephul said. “These settlers are openly pursuing the goal of driving Palestinians out of their communities. The fact that the Israeli […]