A new BBC documentary examining Israeli settlers and their treatment of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank has received widespread praise this week and shed light on the brutal reality that Palestinians experience daily.
The Settlers, created by one of Britain’s most famous documentary filmmakers, Louis Theroux, gives the viewer a glimpse into the occupied Palestinian territories beset by Israeli settlers.
Theroux meets some of the growing community of religious-nationalist Israelis who have settled in the occupied West Bank.
Told through the eyes of Theroux and the words of the settlers themselves, Theroux visits the house of the “godmother” of the Israeli settler movement, Daniella Weiss, who boasts that she can phone Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s aides. He speaks to many settlers and their interactions with the Palestinians, causing a firestorm of commentary on social media.
Many online shared clips from the documentary, criticising what they called the “daily horror” and unfair treatment of Palestinians. ….more
