settler
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The number of settler attacks has risen each year since 2023, according to the United Nations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
One Palestinian living within sight of Havat Gilad told me she watched the outpost from her window constantly, for signs of an imminent settler attack.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
Twice when we drove along it, we saw an Israeli settler sitting in the empty fields.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
The rain was belting down in Invercargill, the southernmost spot in New Zealand, a place founded by a Scottish settler in the 1850s and nicknamed the city of water and light.
From BBC ● May 17, 2026
The word settler is used so frequently that most people do not recognize that it means more than just a person who settles down to live in a new place.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
Weiman told AFP that the rules of engagement for dealing with settlers were rarely explained, with soldiers told to refer to police due to their status as Israeli citizens.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
"I can't let the settlers steal my house while I was watching," he added.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
The first Israeli soldiers who came to the site prayed with the settlers – an act for which the Israeli military said they would be disciplined.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
The Israeli military said security forces dismantled two illegal outposts set up by settlers near the villages of Qusra and Jalud.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Chief Powhatan gave the settlers some of what they asked for, saying he would send the rest when his daughter was returned to him.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
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