1. When Settlers Attack Understanding Settler Violence against Palestine's Civilians Yousef Munayyer Executive DirectorPalestine Center
2. Data Over 1000 unique events Covers Jan. 1, 2009-Aug. 30, 2010 Coded from PLO NSU daily reports Extracted information includes Date, Village, Attack type, Settlement, Casualties and other details. Special Thanks to Mikki O'Leary, Sana Saeed, Katharine Forman and Elise Springuel The Palestine Center
3. Seeking to Understand… Who is attacking? What types of attacks are taking place? How does this vary over space and time? Who is being attacked? What can be done about it? The Palestine Center
4. Who is attacking? Settlers from two-thirds of settlements in the West Bank. Different types of settlements - Religious, Orthodox, Secular and Mixed - to varying degrees. Of the 1000+ events, we know the settlement of origin for 279 incidents. The Palestine Center
5. The Most Dangerous Settlements *These 7 settlements alone account for 50% of all attacks where settlement of origin is known. The Palestine Center
7. What types of events? Event types range from personal attacks, to attacks on property, to raids, arson, attempted attacks and trespassing. The Palestine Center
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13. Other Event Types Top 5 make up nearly 70% of the events. Other 30% is split between: Abduction Harassment Land/House Seizure Open Fire (Shooting) Raids Theft Vehicular Assault The Palestine Center
14. Events by Administrative Area The Oslo Accords created the division of authority over territory in the West Bank into Areas A, B and C. Area A - Palestinian Security Control (Subject to Israel Security) Area B - Palestinian Civil Control, Israeli Security Control Area C - Full Israeli Security Control. All Settlements located here. The Palestine Center
24. Vulnerable Targets BeitSahhur Number of Attacks: 13 Area: A,C Governorate: Bethlehem Source of Attacks: Outpost of UshGharb Notable Methods of Violence: Trespassing, Raids, Destruction of Property The Palestine Center
25. Vulnerable Targets Burin Number of Attacks: 40 Area: B Governorate: Nablus Source of Attacks: Bracha, Yitzhar Settlements Notable Methods of Violence: Arson, Stone Throwing, Destruction of Property The Palestine Center
26. Vulnerable Targets Halhul Number of Attacks: 10 Area: B Governorate: Hebron Source of Attacks: KarmeiTzur Settlement Notable Methods of Violence: Assault, Vehicular Assualt The Palestine Center
27. Vulnerable Targets Homesh Area Number of Attacks: 20 Area: C Governorate: Nablus Source of Attacks: Evacuated Settlement of Homesh Notable Methods of Violence: Assault, Stone Throwing The Palestine Center
28. Vulnerable Targets Huwwara Number of Attacks: 17 Area: B,C Governorate: Nablus Source of Attacks: Settlements of Yitzhar and Bracha Notable Methods of Violence: Assault, Stone Throwing The Palestine Center
29. Vulnerable Targets Immatin Number of Attacks: 12 Area: B Governorate: Qalqilya Source of Attacks: Evacuated Settlement of HavatGilad Notable Methods of Violence: Arson, Assault, Stone Throwing The Palestine Center
30. Vulnerable Targets Iraq Burin Number of Attacks: 26 Area: B Governorate: Nablus Source of Attacks: Settlements of Bracha and Yizthar Notable Methods of Violence: Arson, Assault, Stone Throwing The Palestine Center
31. Vulnerable Targets Jit Number of Attacks: 20 Area: C Governorate: Qalqilya Source of Attacks: Evacuated Outpost of HivatGilad Notable Methods of Violence: Arson, Stone Throwing The Palestine Center
32. Vulnerable Targets Khirbet Safa Number of Attacks: 21 Area: B,C Governorate: Hebron Source of Attacks: Bat Ayin Notable Methods of Violence: Arson, Open Fire The Palestine Center
33. Vulnerable Targets Qaryut Number of Attacks: 10 Area: B,C Governorate: Nablus Source of Attacks: Settlements of Eli and Shilo Notable Methods of Violence: Arson, Assault, Destruction of Property The Palestine Center
34. Main Roads Between Nablus,Qalqilya & Salfit 20 11 5 26 3 12 43 3 4 23 8 6 5 8 1 5 5 7 2 3 The Palestine Center
35. A Shift North? In 2008 UN OCHA documented that 42% of all events happened in the Hebron Governorate, 21% in Nablus and 11% in Qalqilya. In 2009 numbers show 29% in Hebron, 22% in Nablus and 11% in Qalqilya. The Palestine Center
36. A Shift North? 2010 numbers suggests violence is shifting north with Nablus being the locale of 28% of events, Hebron second at 21% and Ramallah and Qalqilya after that with 12% and 11% respectively. Note that 2010 numbers still do not capture violence during the Olive Harvest in the fall. The Palestine Center
37. Events Over Time *Numbers for 2006, 2007, 2008 from UN OCHA (P) Numbers for 2008 and 2010 are projections for the entire year based on 10 and 8 months of data respectively. The Palestine Center
39. Events Over Time Early April 2009 - After right-wing coalition formed, tit-for-tat violence leads to spike in Hebron, attacks in other Governorates unprovoked. The Palestine Center
40. Events Over Time June-July-September 2009 – 4 different peaks resulting from “price tag” events related to reported dismantling of outposts in Qalqilya, Nablus and Hebron. The Palestine Center
41. Events Over Time Late October-November 2009 – Olive harvest season brings Palestinian civilians, targets of settler violence, into open rural areas. The Palestine Center
42. Events Over Time December 2009 – Major spikes due to announcement of settlement moratorium with brief and abrupt hiatus during Hanukah period. The Palestine Center
43. Events Over Time Mid February 2010 – Spike comes after announcement that Settler Building (The Jonathan Pollard House) in Jerusalem would not be built The Palestine Center
44. Events Over Time Mid-March, April, Mid & Late May 2010- Major spikes after Biden incident, announcement of Ramat Shlomo halt, start of proximity talks. Attacks taper off after Netanyahu invited back to White House for conciliatory meeting. The Palestine Center
45. Main Findings A majority of events (90%) take place in areas where Israel has security jurisdiction under Oslo. 50% of attacks are perpetrated by Settlers from only 7 settlements. Most heavily affected governorates are Nablus and Hebron. Attacks in Hebron often take place in the city whereas in Nablus they take place against villages. Vulnerable villages are often adjacent to main roads. The Palestine Center
46. Main Findings Main Roads between Nablus, Qalqilya and Salfit continue to be gauntlet of violence. Other roads also very vulnerable. There is a remarkable increase in both events and casualties over the last several years. Spikes in violence are often motivated by Israeli action or perceived threat of action, against presence of settlements. The average number of events per week increased 22% after the ‘settlement freeze’ announcement. Violence is consistent and systematic, happening in all governorates and in 280 unique villages and locations across the WB in our data set. The Palestine Center
