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'The settlers are winning now': West Bank activists aiding Palestinians are increasingly targets themselves

JL;DR SUMMARY Rabbi Arik Ascherman and his organization, Torat Zedek, actively work to protect Palestinian civilians from increasing settler violence in the West Bank. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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West BankIdfPalestiniansHuman RightsSettler ViolenceSettlementsRabbi Arik AschermanIran WarTorat Zedek

Places mentioned

Ramallah, Ramallah and al-Bireh, Palestinian Territories
"Rabbi Arik Ascherman, who leads Torat Zedek, is seen here helping Palestinians during the olive harvest at a grove outside Ramallah."
Nablus, Palestinian Territories
"Ascherman says, driving past outposts southeast of Nablus that are illegal according to both international and Israeli law."
Mukhmas, Jerusalem, Palestinian Territories
"Two volunteers say they were almost burned alive in their sleep on April 9 in Mukhmas village."
Duma, Nablus, Palestinian Territories
"In Duma there have been days the army comes looking for us."
Qusra, Nablus, Palestinian Territories
"Qusra village, in the Nablus district, suffered three settler attacks during the week beginning March 31, according to the UN."
Salfit, Palestinian Territories
"The 12 families of Sheqara, fearing for their safety, also relocated ending up in other places in Duma or in the town of Salfit."

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