Israeli Settlers Block West Bank Family Return — SkimNews
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- Israel's Supreme Court ordered the Israeli military to ensure a West Bank family that had fled violence could return to their home.
- Israeli settlers physically blocked the military's attempt to carry out the court order, with authorities accused of not doing enough to confront them.
Why it matters: A binding Supreme Court ruling was effectively overridden by settler action and alleged state inaction, illustrating that judicial protections for Palestinian return rights in the occupied West Bank can be nullified by on-the-ground vigilante enforcement. The episode underscores the enforcement gap between Israel's highest court and the daily realities of settler-military dynamics.
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