Former Israeli generals condemn West Bank settler attacks
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A group of senior Israeli ex-military officials helped Palestinian farmers to harvest olives, in a gesture of solidarity amid an upsurge in militant settler violence targeting Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
A group of senior Israeli ex-military officials helped Palestinian farmers to harvest olives, in a gesture of solidarity amid an upsurge in militant settler violence targeting Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
"When I see what is going on here, when I see these guys come... and hit women and kids, it reminds me of stories from my parents from the time when the Jewish people suffered," said former major general Eyal Ben-Reuven, who compared the militant settler attacks to pogroms.
Mr Ben-Reuven said he began organising a group of around 30 senior military officials -including six generals - several months ago following an increase in settler violence that many Palestinians say is enabled by the Israeli military.
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