ISRAELI YOB SPITS AT PALESTINIAN BOY

A video has emerged of an Israeli boy spitting at a Palestinian child in the West Bank. A glimpse of what daily life looks like under occupation. The footage has been geo-located to Massager Yatta, which is also known as Firing Zone 918. It’s a cluster of Palestinian villages and hamlets south of Hebron.

Firing Zones were introduced by Agriculture Minister Ariel Sharon in 1979, ostensibly for military training purposes. But in reality, they impose great restrictions on Palestinians living within them. And as this video shows, Palestinians are routinely harassed by Jewish settlers who want to force them out.

Under international law, firing zones are illegal since they are on occupied land. According to a 2022 UN report, they cover nearly a fifth of the West Bank.