Israeli security chiefs on Saturday designated settler attacks on Palestinian villages in the occupied West Bank as 'nationalist terrorism' that merits stepped-up counter measures, and their remarks drew anger from far-right cabinet ministers.
JERUSALEM/UMM SAFA, West Bank, June 24 - Israeli security chiefs on Saturday designated settler attacks on Palestinian villages in the occupied West Bank as "nationalist terrorism" that merits stepped-up counter measures, and their remarks drew anger from far-right cabinet ministers.
On Saturday, settlers torched at least two homes in the Palestinian village Umm Safa near Ramallah, residents said. Israel's military said at least one Israeli suspect had been arrested.In a joint statement, Israel's military, police and domestic security service chiefs said the settlers' actions amounted to "nationalist terrorism" which they pledged to fight.
That practice is largely used by Israel against Palestinian security suspects and is denounced by rights groups. "The attempt to equate murderous Arab terrorism with civilian counter actions, as serious as they are, is immoral and dangerous," said Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich.
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