Settler violence impacts the daily routine of Palestinians in the occupied Palestinian territory. In first person brings the testimonies of Palestinians in their own words as documented by Yesh Din since 2005, describing the violence and ongoing harm to their person, property and land by Israeli settlers in the West Bank. In first person also illustrates Israeli authorities’ inadequate investigation of incidents and treatment of perpetrators when the victims of offences are Palestinian.
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Invasion and farming of private land
Mikhmas (Al-Quds)

Takeover of land
Torching and burning of thousands of olive trees
Tell (Nablus)

Damage to property
Uprooting and breaking one hundred olive trees
Deir Dobwan (Ramallah)

Damage to property
Molotov Cocktails thrown at a residence
Burin (Nablus)

Violence
Torching of a generator and trucks valued at hundreds of thousands of shekels
Huwarah (Nablus)

Damage to property
Assault of a farmer with a knife
Qaryut (Nablus)

Violence
“We’ll burn your house down, like the Dawabshe’s house”
Yatma (Nablus)

Violence
Digging holes for planting on private farmland
al-Khader (Bethlehem)

Takeover of land
Three hundred olive and fruit trees cut down
al-Mughayir (Ramallah)

Damage to property
Cutting down and theft of olive trees, spraying and poisoning ...
a-Tuwani (Hebron)

Damage to property
