Escalating Settler-Palestinian Clashes Raise Security Concerns

Security officials are worried about the increasing number of violent clashes between settlers and Palestinians in the West Bank. The clashes come after four Israelis were killed in a terrorist attack at the settlement of Eli last week. Mobs of rioters from nearby settlements rampaged through Palestinian villages, setting fire to homes, vehicles, and agricultural lands. The IDF has announced its intention to increase troop presence in the West Bank to quell what the military had described as "acts of Jewish terrorism."