Settler-only IDF units functioning as ‘vigilante militias’ in West Bank

Settler-only IDF units functioning as ‘vigilante militias’ in West Bank

‘Regional defence’ settler units are escalating violent displacement of Palestinians, Israeli reservists and activists sayIsrael’s army has become a vehicle for violent settlers to escalate their campaign against Palestinians across the occupied West Bank, with reserve units drawn from settlements functioning as vigilante militias, according to Israeli soldiers and activists, and the United Nations.Hagmar, or regional defence units, were set up …