Tell killings: Does the right of self-defence apply only to Jews?

Middle East Eye · July 27, 2026 Human Rights

Tell killings: Does the right of self-defence apply only to Jews? Submitted by Ahmad Tibi on Sun, 07/26/2026 - 14:38 Armed settlers attacked a West Bank village, yet Israeli society blamed Palestinians for the violence. When self-defence depends on nationality, equality before the law ceases to exist Israeli soldiers patrol the Palestinian village of Tell in the occupied West Bank on 25 July 2026, a day after four Palestinians were killed during a settler attack on the village (Jaafar Ashtiyeh/AFP) On There is something remarkably predictable about the way Israeli society tells itself stories.

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