The night watch: Palestinians protecting their homes from settler pogroms

The life of 32-year-old Abdul Rahman Jabr changed more than a year ago when his home in the village of al-Mughayyir, east of Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank was targeted by Israeli settlers. After the attack, he put up barbed wire in an attempt to fend off future settler pogroms.The house, built by Abdul Rahman in early 2023 before his marriage, is located on the outskirts of the village in an area with a long history of settler violence. He now lives there with his wife and their two-year-old daughter, but settler attacks on his home and his neighbours have intensified over the past year.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3EU condemns Israeli settler attack on diplomats in occupied West Banklist 2 of 3French mayor attacked by settlers during occupied West Bank olive harvestlist 3 of 3Israeli police arrest 10 after settler attacks on journalist, diplomatsend of listHis vehicle was set on fire by settlers in April 2024, and his home’s windows were smashed with stones. He cannot count the number of times his home has been targeted. In the past week alone, settlers reached his property seven times, which forced him to miss work to stay at home to protect his wife and chi...