settler
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Some settler leaders have sought to distance themselves from the movement.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
“We asked her to publicly acknowledge that she is a white woman of Jewish heritage and an Israeli settler family.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg was in the Palestinian village of Umm al-Khair, visiting the family of Awdeh Hathaleen, a prominent Palestinian activist and English teacher who was shot and killed by an Israeli settler last year.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
Some in the broader settler movement draw a distinction between Hilltop Youth who volunteer as farm hands on agricultural outposts and those living in so-called wildcat camps.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
After settler forces defeated the Cherokees in 1776, one group of Cherokees strongly opposed to ceding any more land moved farther west.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
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They were still inspecting the damage by flashlight and Israeli security services were still present when the settlers attacked again, according to the family and the lawyer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
But nearly two centuries ago, European settlers started fracturing this relationship.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
As for fish, settlers had begun introducing non-native species by the late 1800s for sport fishing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Mikhmas and the surrounding area have been subjected to several attacks by settlers since the beginning of this year.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
Native American men and women were both largely excluded from voting in settlers’ elections because settlers didn’t recognize them as citizens.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
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