Dr. Bad Ferengi

Urgent call to the international community to take immediate action to stop Israel's violence and prevent pogroms by settler militias and the Israeli army across the West Bank. In recent days, violence by settler militias, enabled and supported by the Israeli army, has escalated across the West Bank, including the torching and destruction of Palestinian property, and the forced expulsion of families and communities. These attacks have been met with silence and inaction from much of the international community, allowing the violence to continue and intensify. Today's event in the village of Tell (Area B) when a settlers' "tour" in the village ended with the killing of at least 4 Palestinians and 1 settler and several people injured is leading to escalated violence in the area with settlers, ministers, and Knesset members calling for further revenge attacks which already started across the West Bank. Experience shows that these events can escalate quickly into mass pogroms when met with silence. We call the international community to act now. Immediate pressure must be placed on Israel to stop further attacks, prevent pogroms and further killings, and ensure the protection of Palestinians, in accordance with Israel's obligations under international law. Adalah; Akevot; Bimkom; Breaking the Silence; B’Tselem; Emek Shaveh; Gisha; HaMoked; Haqel; Human Rights Defenders Fund; Ir Amim; Leap; MachsomWatch; Parents Against Child Detention; Peace Now; Physicians for Human Rights Israel; Rabbis for Human Rights; UCPIP; Yesh Din; Zazim

A video filmed by the Israel Police shows the arrest of about 60 Palestinian laborers who were found crammed in inhumane conditions inside a garbage truck, at a checkpoint on Route 5 in the  West Bank. The West Bank is in the throes of a dire economic crisis. Unemployment stands at 28.5%, partly due to the blanket cancellation of tens of thousands of Israeli work permits for West Bank Palestinians since October 2023. This harm is exacerbated by severe movement restrictions imposed by the military on Palestinians and the takeover of agricultural lands by settler militias and army forces. Given these circumstances, many Palestinians try to enter Israel to seek work even without permits, using various methods entailing significant risk to their lives, health, and freedom. Some attempt to cross the Separation Barrier on foot, while others try to get through checkpoints crammed inside trucks. According to PGFTU, 18 Palestinians were killed in 2025 while trying to cross the Separation Barrier in search of work. Some were shot dead by Israeli forces and others were killed while being chased. The Israeli apartheid regime’s treatment of Palestinians as cheap labor when useful and as people who can be driven into severe economic hardship at other times, reflects the deep-seated dehumanization of Palestinians among Israelis.