@nell17719: Why did it take Israeli deaths for West Bank violence to make headlines? Speaking to MEE Live, Lubna Masarwa, MEE’s Jerusalem Bureau Chief, said that routine settler violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank is being ignored by international media. She tells MEE Live’s Mathilda Mallinson that it only receives widespread international attention when Israelis are among the victims. “The situation is very difficult in the West Bank.” The comments come as the occupied West Bank experiences one of its most intense escalations in recent months. Last week, two Israelis and four Palestinians were killed during clashes after armed Israeli settlers entered the Palestinian village of Tal. Since then, settlers have intensified attacks on Palestinian communities, while the Israeli military has expanded raids and imposed a sweeping lockdown acrossthe northern West Bank.
