In this episode of FMEP’s Occupied Thoughts podcast, Kristin McCarthy (FMEP’s Director of Grants & Operations) speaks with Ziv Stahl (Executive Director of Yesh Din) about the phenomenon of settler violence, including it’s goals and utility, the totality of its affect on Palestinians, how it is used as a means for land takeover, and the complete lack of accountability or protection provided by the Israeli police and army. Yesh Din recently published a data sheet tracking trends in settler violence and lack of accountability from 2005-2022, available here.
Recorded February 8, 2023
Ziv Stahl is the Execute Director of the Israeli NGO Yesh Din. Prior to becoming Executive Director Ziv served as the Director of the Yesh Din Research Department for 11 years during which she authored significant reports, including A Life Exposed: Military Invasions of Palestinian Homes in the West Bank (2020) and Mock Enforcement: Law Enforcement on Israeli Civilians in the West Bank (2015). She is a board member of both Zazim – Community Action and Akevot Institute for Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Research and holds an MA in political science from Tel Aviv University.
Resources from Yesh Din
- Law Enforcement on Israeli Civilians in the West Bank (Settler Violence): Yesh Din Figures 2005-2022
- “Explained: What Israel’s New Government Means for Settlements, Outposts, & Area C” podcast featuring Peter Beinart and Ziv Stahl (December 2022)
- Plundered Pastures: Israeli settler shepherding outposts in the West Bank and their infringement on Palestinians’ human rights