Jake Johnson is a senior editor and staff writer for Common Dreams.
The Israel i military is unlawfully killing civilians in the occupied West Bank at an unprecedented rate, according to a Human Rights Watch report released Wednesday as Israel moved forward with its ground assault on the overcrowded Gaza city of Rafah.
''These killings are taking place at a level without recent precedent in an environment in which Israeli forces have no need to fear that their government will hold them accountable,' said Weir. 'The Israeli government's permissive and discriminatory practices on the use of force and endemic impunity are one facet of the apartheid and structural violence Palestinians face every day.
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