Jul 1, 2025
Israeli Settlers TERRORIZE The West Bank
Israeli settlers went on a violent attack in Kafr Malik, a Palestinian village in the occupied West Bank.
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Palestinians in Kafr Malik
hold funerals for three of their own.
On Thursday,
a day after Jewish settlers attacked
the West Bank village in their dozens as
the residents tried to defend themselves.
As the cleanup continued,
they say they were taken by surprise.
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No fewer than 70 to 80 settlers took part.
They entered the area and scattered among
most of the houses within five minutes.
At first they started with the car,
broke the windows, and then burned it.
A settler came to the house here.
The window shutter was open.
He broke the glass and threw a firebomb.
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There was a one month old baby girl
sleeping in the bed.
Last week, more than 100 Israeli settlers
launched a violent attack on Palestinians
in the West Bank
in the town of Kafr Malik,
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setting property on fire
and even shooting at Palestinians
who tried to stop them from doing so.
Now, right wing Israeli violence
in the West Bank has gone so far
that they have even begun attacking
Israeli security forces in the area.
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And before we get to all the details
about that unbelievable twist,
we do have to start
with the horrific attack on this town
where at least seven illegal settler
outposts have gone up in recent months.
And I just want to remind you all
that the Israeli government
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even announced some months ago,
I think it was last month that they intend
on building 22 new illegal settlements
in the West Bank, so we
shouldn't be surprised by any of this.
This was already pre announced.
This is a plan that's been in the works.
They're going to annex
the entirety of the West Bank.
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- That's what they plan to do.
- That's Miriam Adelson's plan.
She's the one that bribed Donald Trump.
Her family's bribed him.
I'm sorry.
Giving campaign
contributions of $337 million.
So that's how bribery works in America.
I'm going to go off on
the settlers in a second.
Who are pretty much the terrorists.
The worst people on Earth.
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They are. Okay, so.
So let's get to some of these details.
So dozens of Israelis descended
on this village near Ramallah
by foot and in vehicles.
The attackers hurled Molotov cocktails
and set homes and cars on fire.
They allegedly tried
to break into people's homes.
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I don't even want to say allegedly
because there's plenty.
There's video evidence of it, right?
A firebomb was thrown into a bedroom
where a newborn was being put to sleep.
Luckily, the mom and baby survived that
attack, and soon after the attack began,
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Israeli forces arrived
and opened fire at Palestinians.
Instead of going after the rioters,
the settlers.
They accused villagers of shooting
at them, which no witnesses corroborated.
Very likely because it's untrue.
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And the soldiers killed three people,
according to the Palestinians.
I'm sorry,
the Palestinian Health ministry, a 35 year
old, an 18 year old and a 15 year old.
Now, remember,
we're talking about the West Bank.
We're not talking about Gaza here.
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So, the West Bank
was not governed by Hamas.
So you can't argue that Hamas is using
people as human shields in this case.
But the fact that any of these terrorists
were held even slightly accountable
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infuriated the settlers.
And so they set off a chain
of confrontations between them
and Israeli security forces in the area.
Soldiers shot and wounded
an Israeli teenager on Friday
during a clash with the settlers.
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So let's get into those details
in just a minute.
- First, a brief comment from Jake.
- Yeah.
So I was debating an Israeli supporter
on a program called counterpoints earlier
today, and he started describing this
apocalyptic religious zealots who wouldn't
hesitate, hesitate to kill civilians.
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And I'm like, you mean Israeli settlers?
Because he was talking about,
theoretically, the Iranian regime,
but Iran is not starting wars.
Israel is starting wars.
So but it's always projection.
So these settlers are nuts.
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They're religious zealots, and they think
that God gave him that land,
so they get to murder the Palestinians
on the land to take it,
because God whispered in their ear
about how they murder, murder, murder.
And it's okay. God's on your side.
And they're just Palestinians
murder their babies.
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They're terrorists.
And they came in to steal the land
in the first place.
And they say, no, no, no,
we're not stealing it
because it's Judea and Samaria.
Anyone who says Judea and Samaria is
basically saying, I'm a terrorist
who'd like to steal Palestinian land,
and I don't mind murdering Palestinians
to do it
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because there is no other explanation for,
hey, the entire international community
says West Bank and Gaza Strip
should be part of a two state solution
and become independent Palestine.
And the settlers go, no, I want the land
because my murderous God,
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in their fantasies, said that I should
murder the Muslims and take their land.
But by the way, you're a religious zealot.
Lunatics.
So I'm not interested.
Like in the old days,
you couldn't even say like things
that are factual about the settlers
because people would be like anti Semite.
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Of course they get to murder Muslims.
Of course they do.
No no, no they don't, they don't.
They're the bigots.
They're nuts. They're lunatics.
And so they're.
And they cause more war,
more problems, more deaths
than almost anyone on the planet.
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So get real about
who the frickin settlers are.
Some of the worst people on Earth.
So this past Sunday, as the Associated
Press reports, dozens of Israeli settlers
rioted around a military base
in the Israeli occupied West Bank,
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setting fires,
vandalizing military vehicles,
spraying graffiti and attacking soldiers.
Again, we're talking about
Israeli on Israeli violence here.
We're talking about settlers
attacking Israeli security forces.
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The Israeli military said that
the infrastructure burned in the attack
included systems that help thwart
terrorist attacks and maintain security.
The only terrorists in the West Bank
are the settlers.
Okay, so let's get real about
who the terrorists are, and you understand
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why they're riding against the IDF.
Because the IDF showed up and only
murdered three innocent Palestinians.
They were trying to burn
the whole village down.
Exactly right.
And then they're like,
what are you stopping us for?
We were going to murder all of them.
But by the way,
IDF has been providing cover for
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the crimes committed by these settlers.
For how many years and how many years?
So you've created a monster.
Now revel in it. Enjoy, enjoy.
This is what you have enabled.
You just thought that it would
never turn around and impact the IDF
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or Israeli security forces.
They were just under the assumption that
the only people who would be terrorized,
the only people who would be run out of
their own homes, would be Palestinians.
And by the way, there are also,
you know, Christians living
in the occupied West Bank as well,
who also get terrorized by these people.
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But, you know, they were under
the assumption those are the only people
who are going to be victimized.
We don't have to worry about any Israeli
dealing with these unhinged terrorists who
have been raining terror on people living
in the West Bank for, for many years now.
One quick point.
So Bethlehem is the home of Jesus,
of course.
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And Christians live there.
There's a church there.
That church has been attacked
before by settlers.
And so they're not just attacking Muslims.
They're saying Judea and Samaria.
God told us, is Jewish settler land.
And you Christians
need to get out of here.
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You Muslims need to get out of here.
Otherwise we're going to kill you all.
On behalf of our God, I mean,
there doesn't get there isn't any
bigger terrorists in the in the world
than those Israeli settlers who are
constantly attacking Christian and Muslim
Palestinians because they think
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God told them to steal their land.
So look, six suspects were
allegedly apprehended and then transferred
to the police in Israel.
But this is my favorite part.
Settlers were even caught on tape
accusing the IDF of being Hamas.
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Let's watch.
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You know, you guys eventually are going
to have to find a new scapegoat.
Like blaming Hamas
for everything is kind of amazing.
No, no, it's kind of amazing.
- Like, wow.
- No, I love that video.
Good. Attack each other.
More like two of the worst
forces on Earth.
And the settlers somehow miraculously
worsened the IDF, right?
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And to the settlers,
they're such lunatics.
- They think the IDF is Hamas.
- It's.
It's amazing. It really.
Is. Well, you know,
when your propaganda has gone too far
is when you think the IDF is Hamas.
And let me guess,
the IDF is anti-Semitic, right?
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Okay, look, I hope they do
a two state solution, and I and this is
the one time I'll cheer for the IDF.
By the way, if Israel becomes a safe haven
for Jews, we have two state solution.
They don't attack anyone anymore
and stop taking land.
Then I'll be super happy with IDF, Right.
Okay.
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But the one time I'll cheer for them
is if they do a two state solution,
and they grab those settlers
and then drag them back into Israel, that
is going to be a beautiful thing to see.
Yeah.
I can't wait for that.
I don't know that I'll ever see.
It in my lifetime. You won't.
So look, Netanyahu.
Because by the way, the Israeli government
supports terrorists.
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That's why I'm not going to see it
in my lifetime.
That's why they keep encouraging them
by giving them 22 new settlements.
Because they love terrorists as long as
they're murdering Muslims and Christians.
Remember, the IDF in the West Bank
is there to protect the settlers
as they are running Palestinians out of
their homes, as they're burning villages.
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That's typically what happens.
Now look, Netanyahu and even Itamar
Ben-Gvir, a convicted terrorist,
literally publicly claimed to condemn
the settler attacks on the IDF,
likely because attacks on IDF soldiers.
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Haaretz West Bank correspondent Hager
said, are obviously always controversial
in Israeli society, but attacking
Palestinians not so controversial anymore.
- Opposition leader, like it.
- Was never.
It never was.
Let's just be clear about that.
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Opposition leader Yair Lapid
told Israel's Army radio that the riots
were carried out by Jewish terrorists,
gangs of criminals who feel backed
by the governing coalition because they've
been backed by the governing coalition.
- Let's be real about that.
- You know what?
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Look, we're experiencing this
a little bit.
My family members are in Turkey. Okay.
Because, Erdogan started letting in
a lot more Muslim fundamentalists
from Afghanistan, from Syria,
from other places.
And what it's doing is
Turkey's a very secular country.
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So it's starting this huge conflict
within the country, not starting.
It's been now for a while.
And so the secular group feels
impinged upon by the fundamentalists.
And fundamentalists are like,
what do you mean?
We're God told us X, Y, Z,
or fundamentalists from every religion
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believe that that God whispered
in their ear that they should.
They're the Baghdadi's right,
and everybody else is inferior to them
and should serve them right.
So now Israel, you're not getting it.
If you're a secular person
in Israel, a citizen.
You think they're just going
to stop at the Palestinians?
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No. Fundamentalists are nuts.
They're going to come for you next.
That's why they're calling the IDF Hamas.
You think that once they get to be the
majority and yes, fundamentalists in all
the different religions have more kids.
Okay.
Once they get to be the majority
in Israel, if you think Israel is bad now,
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and if you think Israel is bad
for Palestinians, no, it's going
to be terrible for secular Jews in Israel.
Terrible.
You think these guys won't rip
you apart and call you Hamas?
All right. Wait for it.
Yeah, well, Enjoy the monster
that you've nurtured.
Now, is Israeli law enforcement
rarely holds settlers accountable
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for their criminal behavior.
And that's why we have arrived at the day
that you see the settlers
attacking IDF soldiers.
Now, Yesh Din, an Israeli rights group
that examined more than 1600 cases
of settler violence in the West Bank
between 2005 and 2023,
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found that just 3% ended in a conviction.
And finally, settler attacks injured more
than 220 Palestinians during the first
five months of 2025, the highest rate
in years, according to the United Nations.
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Settlers killed
a Palestinian man on June 19th.
The UN says hundreds of Palestinians,
by the way,
have been killed in the West Bank since
the beginning of the genocide in Gaza.
So starting in October of 2023.
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And so that's
what we're dealing with here.
These are unhinged lunatics who have
been able to behave the way they've
been behaving violently, with impunity.
And when you tell people engaging
in bad behavior over and over again
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that it's totally fine.
Continue engaging in bad behavior.
Don't be surprised when that bad behavior
turns around and starts attacking you,
because that's what's happening right now.
Every time you ring the bell,
an angel gets its wings.
Totally not true, but it does
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