Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has accused the Israeli government of directly organising, funding and protecting Jewish terrorism in the West Bank. Writing in Haaretz yesterday, Olmert — who served as prime minister from 2006 to 2009 — issued what he called “unprecedented and harsh accusations against an Israeli government and the defence establishment.” “The fight against Jewish terrorism in the West Bank must advance to the next stage and be waged with greater determination,” said Olmert. “The daily terrorism that is managed, directed, encouraged and supported by the Israeli government can no longer be tolerated.” Olmert dismissed the Israeli government’s attempts to portray settler violence as the work of isolated individuals. “What is happening across the West Bank […]]]>
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Olmert: Israel is running a state-funded campaign of settler terrorism in West Bank
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Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has accused the Israeli government of directly organising, funding, and protecting Jewish terrorism in the West Bank. Olmert called for a stronger fight against settler violence, which he claims is managed and supported by the Israeli government. He dismissed the government's portrayal of settler violence as isolated incidents, instead describing it as a state-funded campaign of terrorism.