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Headline: UNCAPTIONED: Israeli Rights Group Accuses Israel of 'Elimination Project' in West Bank
Caption: Israeli Rights Group Accuses Israel of ‘Elimination Project’ in West Bank. Israeli human rights organisation B’Tselem has accused Israel of pursuing an “elimination project” aimed at dismantling the conditions needed for Palestinians to maintain a collective life in the occupied West Bank. In a new report, the group says authorities are intensifying violence and intimidation, movement restrictions, economic pressure, political repression and territorial expansion. B’Tselem argues that these measures are interconnected rather than isolated actions, and form part of a broader strategy to weaken and fragment Palestinian society. The report points to settlement expansion, land seizures and settler violence as key elements of the process, alongside military restrictions that affects ordinary life. B’Tselem says the campaign has accelerated since Israel’s current government took office in late 2022 and particularly since the Hamas-led attacks of October 2023. The organisation says more than 1,100 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank since October 2023, while thousands have been arrested and dozens of communities have been displaced. It also argues that the policies are intended to consolidate permanent Israeli control over the territory and make the establishment of a viable Palestinian state increasingly impossible. B’Tselem is calling on the international community to recognise what it describes as an apartheid system and take action against Israel’s policies in the occupied West Bank. Instructions: THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT
Keywords: Current Affairs & Politics,B'Tselem,Israel,state,deliberate,plan,elimination,project,dismantling,conditions,life,Palestinians,West Bank,two-state solution,violence,demolish,settlements,intimidation,apartheid
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