The Palestinian-American determined to defend his home from Israeli settlers

The Palestinian-American determined to defend his home from Israeli settlers Submitted by Lubna Masarwa on Mon, 08/24/2026 - 13:16 After months of attacks, Louai Abu Ridi leaves Ohio and returns to the occupied West Bank to stop settlers from taking his home Palestinian-American Louai Abu Ridi looks out the window of his home, which has been encircled by settlers for two weeks in Qusra, in the occupied West Bank, on 18 August 2026 (Ammar Awad/Reuters) Off Watching anxiously from more than 10,000km away, Louai Abu Ridi could no longer handle being away from his ancestral home. The Palestinian - American homeowner had been monitoring security-camera footage of Israeli settlers attacking his home in the occupied West Bank town of Qusra, day after day. The harassment escalated earlier this month, when armed settlers surrounded the house and set up tents outside it, seeking to force the residents out.