Israeli flags become the latest weapon of settlers in West Bank domination

Published On 6 Sep 20266 Sep 2026A profound sense of anguish accompanies 25-year-old Taghreed Yahya during her daily commute from her town of Kafr Ra’i to the city centre of Jenin in the north of the occupied West Bank.Along the main road connecting Jenin and Nablus, she is routinely confronted by hundreds of Israeli flags, a jarring visual imposition of Israeli domination and occupation on a route heavily used by local Palestinians.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Villagers vow to rebuild despite devastating mass demolition in West Banklist 2 of 4Israeli police kill Palestinian in Jerusalem as army blocks aid for Qusralist 3 of 4Israel must protect West Bank’s Palestinians amid settler pogroms: US envoylist 4 of 4Israeli campaign of West Bank destruction moves on to region’s food basketend of listYahya said it started with a flag here, an outpost there, a new road cutting through the landscape.“[It] makes the scene that was familiar for years change; all of this naturally leaves sadness, anger and fear, in addition to a feeling of helplessness,” she told Al Jazeera. “But at the same time, it strengthens the clinging to the land, memory and identity.”Visual sovereignty...