Is settler violence Israeli policy or extremism — and will a new leader bring change?

AI Summary

The article examines whether attacks by Israeli settlers are extremist acts or reflect Israeli state policy, and how they affect Palestinian self-rule. Some people cited in the report hope Gadi Eisenkot’s potential leadership could change the situation.

Netanyahu supporters blame radicals and “drug-addled teens” for attacks eroding Palestinian self-rule. Others see “state violence” and hope Gadi Eisenkot has an answer.