Palestinian citizens of Israel fear they’re next target if far-right wins

Majd al-Krum, Israel – The police closed the road to al-Rus, so the villagers found other ways up there.Beginning on September 13, local Palestinian citizens of Israel made the steep climb to the pine-covered hilltop above Majd al-Krum using horses, off-road vehicles and on foot. A couple of weeks earlier, settlers from the occupied West Bank had begun building an outpost there, on village land – one of the first such attempts on this side of the Green Line, the name used for the boundary between Israel and the occupied West Bank.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Africa food security under threat due to Iran war, trade officials warnlist 2 of 3What Vucic’s defeat means for Serbia’s foreign policylist 3 of 3All you need to know about US midterms 2026end of listThe young Israeli settlers said they were there to graze livestock with a Jewish National Fund (JNF) permit. But there was no livestock, noted Hussein Mannaa, 50, a lawyer and member of the town’s Popular Committee. Within a week, the camp had grown from a handful of people to between 25 and 30, according to villagers, with a kitchen, a toilet, a water line and electricity.Villagers rushed to the scene, so police c...