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Settler Attacks On European Diplomats

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JERUSALEM (AP) — Masked settlers attacked a group of European diplomats during a visit to the occupied West Bank on Saturday, Belgium’s foreign minister said, on a second day of high-profile assaults on Palestinians and others during the sensitive olive harvest.

Summary AI · cited

Masked settlers attacked Palestinians and Western diplomats during the olive harvest in the West Bank.12

Belgium's foreign minister Maxime Prevot said Belgian, French, and Polish diplomats were among those targeted.13

The attacks occurred on a second day of high-profile assaults involving Palestinians and others during the olive harvest season.2

Belgium condemned the attack and called for Israel to bring those responsible to justice, while Israeli authorities also condemned the violence but questioned its account.14

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot demanded that Israel crack down on 'criminal violence' after a French mayor was beaten by settlers in the West Bank.5

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Sources cited (6)
  1. West Bank settlers attack Palestinians, Western diplomats, Belgium says The Straits Times, 17 Oct
  2. Masked settlers attack European diplomats in the occupied West Bank Toronto Star, 17 Oct
  3. Israeli settlers attack European diplomats in West Bank ABC News (AU), 17 Oct
  4. European diplomats attacked by Israeli settlers in West Bank BBC, 17 Oct
  5. France demands Israel act after 'criminal violence' against visiting mayor The Hindu, 17 Oct
  6. Guardian reporter filmed masked militants seconds before West Bank attack on French mayor The Guardian, 18 Oct

What happened

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Settler attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank have surged over the past three years.

5 of 11 outletsfirst reported 17 Octwording from ABC News (Australia)

Bernard Baudoux, mayor of the northern French town of Aulnoye-Aymeries, "was violently assaulted by extremist settlers", Barrot said on X.

4 of 11 outletsfirst reported 17 Octwording from The Hindu

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar condemned the attack, describing the perpetrators as Israeli rioters.

4 of 11 outletsfirst reported 17 Octwording from ABC News (Australia)

Israeli police say they have arrested 10 suspects as part of an investigation into violent incidents in the West Bank over the weekend.

4 of 11 outletsfirst reported 19 Octwording from ABC News (Australia)

Analysis

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  • Belgium's foreign minister Maxime Prevot said Belgian, French, and Polish diplomats were among those targeted by masked settlers.13
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The left-wing mayor of Aulnoye-Aymeries in northern France told the AFP news agency the attack showed a tolerance by Israel's right-wing government for settler violence.

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  • While Belgium and other European officials condemned the attacks as criminal violence, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office suggested it was part of a 'coordinated campaign to smear Israel'.14
  • Belgium called for sanctions against those responsible for the violence and their supporters, while Israel condemned the attacks but questioned the evidence presented.146

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How it changed

  1. 17 Oct

    JERUSALEM (AP) — Masked settlers attacked a group of European diplomats during a visit to the occupied West Bank on Saturday, Belgium’s foreign minister said, on a second day of high-profile assaults on Palestinians and others during the sensitive olive harvest.

    10 outlets · Toronto Star
  2. 19 Oct

    Israeli police say they have arrested 10 suspects as part of an investigation into violent incidents in the West Bank over the weekend.

    4 outlets · ABC News (Australia)

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