Israeli settler violence, raids and home demolitions are forcing West Bank residents from their homes in unprecedented numbers. At the same time, a new Israeli law imposes the death penalty as the default sentence for Palestinians convicted in fatal attacks. Journalist Fouad Abu Ghosh in Jerusalem tells The World’s Host Marco Werman that state-backed settler militias are disrupting life in the West Bank.
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