Israeli MP’s sledgehammer stunt leaves West Bank village on edge (VIDEO)

RT’s Charlotte Dubenskij reports from Madama, West Bank, where Zvi Sukkot smashed a local memorial as IDF troops stood nearby Palestinians in the West Bank village of Madama say they fear further violence after Israeli MP Zvi Sukkot smashed a local memorial with a sledgehammer as IDF soldiers stood by. The military later insisted the incident was neither authorized nor anticipated.A far-right lawmaker known for confrontations with Palestinians and a member of the ultranationalist Religious Zionist party, Sukkot traveled to Madama, south of the city of Nablus, on Tuesday, ostensibly for a tour.Videos he later posted online instead showed him pulling out a sledgehammer and defacing a memorial to Palestinians killed in conflicts over the past century. He claimed the memorial “glorified terrorism” and “must be removed,” arguing that children who grow up seeing it could be encouraged to become terrorists themselves. His IDF escort could be seen standing meters away and not intervening as he struck the memorial. After the footage sparked widespread condemnation, the IDF insisted Sukkot had requested protection for a tour of West Bank villages but deceived the military about his intention...