According to both detainees, Chief Superintendent Eyal Shahar leaned into the van, cursed at one protester, slapped him and then choked the other. 'The guy next to me shouted something, and Shahar said, "Shut your mouth or I'll fuck you up,"' recounted one detainee

Here in America, we still talk of Israel's extreme right-wing takeover as something temporary. But if you can't call this government what it is – Kahanist, extremist, eager to burn down what remains of the state – you're not standing with Israel

The Palestinian news agency WAFA cited local sources who said that a group of settlers entered the village of Silwad, east of Ramallah, overnight and set fire to 12 vehicles and several homes. Khamis Abdul Latif Ayyad, 45, lost his life while trying to douse the fires