JENIN, occupied West Bank – The scenes, in many ways, look like they could be from Gaza: Palestinians, carrying young children, holding bags, pulling suitcases, and pushing people in wheelchairs, walking under the watchful eyes of Israeli soldiers, guns in tow, against the backdrop of destroyed roads, bombed buildings, and bullet-ridden cars.
But this isn’t Gaza. It’s Jenin in the occupied West Bank, where Israel escalated its attacks just days after its “ceasefire” with Hamas took effect in Gaza. Over the last week, Israeli forces have stormed Palestinian cities across the West Bank, erected scores of new checkpoints, and conducted mass arrests. Jenin, a stronghold of armed Palestinian resistance, has been one of the main targets. …more
