Stop settler terrorism, displacement, and annexation in Occupied Palestine

Volt calls for decisive action by the European Union against systematic displacement in the West Bank.

Mar 25, 2026
Source: https://mondoweiss.net/2024/11/photo-essay-the-silent-displacement-in-the-west-bank/#:~:text=As%20the%20world%20has%20focused,Bank%20following%20October%207%2C%202023. A photograph of two metal bed frames placed outdoors on a dry, rocky hillside. In the foreground bed, a young child is asleep under a thick, patterned blanket and pillows. The surrounding landscape is arid and mountainous, with a light haze or dust hanging in the valley behind them. Various items, including a water bottle and a jacket hanging from a wooden post, suggest a makeshift living space. The lighting is soft, indicating the early morning or late evening.

In the illegally occupied West Bank, a systematic policy of displacement, expropriation and violence against the Palestinian population is being advanced. What is happening is not accidental – rather, it is a deliberate, clearly communicated process affecting large parts of Area C, the Jordan Valley and increasingly Area B. With the support or acquiescence of Israeli security forces, a policy is being implemented that aims to permanently prevent Palestinian self-determination and to cement the de facto annexation of the West Bank.


This current wave of violence follows a disturbingly consistent pattern. First, illegal outposts are established, then Palestinian shepherd and Bedouin communities are denied access to water and grazing land, until, finally, brutal attacks on property and people by Israeli settler terrorists force residents to flee. Since 7 October 2023 alone, 4,037 Palestinians have been displaced in this manner. Entire communities simply no longer exist.

The role of the Israeli government in this practice is particularly alarming. Security forces often act hand in hand with settlers. Meanwhile, families defending their land are imprisoned and mistreated. The International Court of Justice made it clear in July 2024 that the displacement in the West Bank driven by settler violence and land seizure is a prohibited “forcible transfer.” Under the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, this practice qualifies as a war crime and must be consistently sanctioned under international law.

Furthermore, the Israeli security cabinet announced in early February that it would allow Israelis to acquire land in the unlawfully occupied Palestinian territories. The announcement therefore represents a further step towards the de facto annexation of the West Bank, and contradicts international law as well as existing international agreements.

Israeli settlers set fire to homes and vehicles in several locations in the illegally occupied West Bank on March 22, 2026, injuring at least one person, including in al-Fandaqumiya and Seilat al-Dahr near Jenin. Further attacks were reported in Masafer Yatta, Qaryut, and Jalud, in some cases under the protection of Israeli security forces. There were also incidents of stone-throwing at vehicles. Such incidents are part of a growing wave of violence since October 2023, in which more than 1,000 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank.

Volt calls on the EU and its Member States to take decisive and immediate action to halt these measures and ensure accountability for violations of international law:

  1. Suspend the EU-Israel Association Agreement for as long as the Israeli government violates international law.

  2. Immediately halt imports and exports of all goods originating from the illegally occupied territories that Israel declares as Israeli goods.

  3. Impose EU sanctions on settler organisations and on individual politicians and ministers who support settler terrorism.

This is a matter of nothing less than the right to life, security and dignity for an entire people. The EU must finally send clear signals, end its double standards and actively defend compliance with international law. Volt will not be silent until the systematic violence in the West Bank ends.

Image source: https://mondoweiss.net/2024/11/photo-essay-the-silent-displacement-in-the-west-bank/#:~:text=As%20the%20world%20has%20focused,Bank%20following%20October%207%2C%202023.

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