How much power do Israeli settlers have over West Bank policy?

Settlement expansion is accelerating in the occupied West Bank. How much influence does the settler movement have over Israeli policy and what could its growing power mean for the future of Palestinians?

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Settler violence and settlement expansion have risen sharply since the November 2022 election brought Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing coalition to power. Its two leading far-right figures, Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben-Gvir, were part of a joint list that won more than 10 percent of the vote. Yet the settler movement’s influence extends far beyond them.

How much power do settlers wield over Israel’s policies in the occupied West Bank and the future of Palestinians?

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