A group of 600 former senior Israeli security officials has made a direct appeal to US President Donald Trump to use his meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to call for decisive action against the growing violence of Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank. According to the signatories, the escalation risks turning into a regional crisis with consequences not only for Israel’s security but also for the strategic interests of the United States in the Middle East.
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The letter was promoted by Commanders for Israel’s Security, an organization that brings together former officers of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), Shin Bet, Mossad, the police, and the diplomatic corps. The document, signed by former Deputy Chief of Staff Matan Vilnai, was sent to the White House on the eve of the Trump-Netanyahu meeting.
“If the escalation of violence in the West Bank is not stopped quickly and decisively, it could trigger a regional crisis with serious consequences for Israel’s security and for the United States’ interests in the region,” the letter reads. For this reason, the former security officials urge the US president to convey “a strong and clear message” to the Israeli prime minister during the talks.
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In the document, the former officials argue that Israeli security forces are already engaged in combating Hamas and other armed Palestinian groups present in the West Bank, but they denounce operating under “strong limitations” when it comes to addressing what they define as “terrorist violence by Jewish settlers.”
The accusation also extends to the current Israeli government. “It is no secret that members of our government are responsible for much of this chaos, also granting settlers a substantial sense of impunity before the law,” the signatories write.
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