Former PM of Israel calls events ‘concerted and meticulous attempt at ethnic cleansing' against Palestinians The Israeli army entered Qusra after days of a settler siege on Palestinian homes in the area. Photograph: Alaa Badarneh/EPA Israeli troops have forced two Palestinian families to leave their besieged West Bank homes, the day after a top Israeli commander personally promised he would end a violent settler campaign to drive them out. Israeli soldiers also took over eight other (…)