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Jasper Nathaniel is an independent journalist who recently returned from documenting Israeli settler and state violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, where he has spent years reporting on land seizures, settler attacks, military raids, and the daily realities of life under Israeli military rule.
He spoke to Current Affairs Digital Editor John Ross about what Americans misunderstand about the West Bank, how settler violence actually works on the ground, why settlers have become increasingly emboldened, and how land seizures are often carried out by settlers and then legalized by the state after the fact. Nathaniel also discussed Israel’s military court and prison system, the new death penalty law, the limits of debate inside the Democratic Party, the silence of American politicians when violence occurs, and what Israeli public opinion reveals about where the country may be heading.
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0:00–6:55 What Americans Don’t Understand About the West Bank
6:55–14:50 Pogroms in the West Bank
14:50–19:25 Why Settler Are More Emboldened
19:25–29:41 Israel's New Death Penalty Law
29:41–35:52 Who Ends Up in Israeli Prisons
35:52–42:55 A Litmus Test for Democrats?
42:55–46:26 The Myth of the Two-State Solution
46:26–51:53 Why American Politicians Stay Silent
51:53–57:49 What’s Happening Inside Israeli Society
57:49–1:01:57 How Bad It Really Is
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