Uploaded September 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Over the past year, there has been an increase in violence in the West Bank. Israeli settlers have terrorized Palestinians, set fire to their property, uprooted their olive groves and stolen their animals in an effort to drive them off their land.
Rachel Abrams speaks to Loui Ridi, a Palestinian American in the West Bank, about the settlers who have arrived at his doorstep.
Guest: Loui Ridi, a Palestinian American in the West Bank.
Background reading:
• With the world distracted by war, extremist settlers have intensified their attacks (nytimes.com/2026/05/04/world/middleeast/israel-palestinians-west-bank-settler-violence-iran-war.html) in the West Bank.
• An assault by Israeli settlers (nytimes.com/2026/08/29/world/middleeast/israel-settlers-west-bank-attacks-netanyahu-rebuke.html) on Palestinians last week drew sharp rebukes.
Photo: Ammar Awad/Reuters
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Over the past year, there has been an increase in violence in the West Bank. Israeli settlers have terrorized Palestinians, set fire to their property, uprooted their olive groves and stolen their animals in an effort to drive them off their land.
Rachel Abrams speaks to Loui Ridi, a Palestinian American in the West Bank, about the settlers who have arrived at his doorstep.
Guest: Loui Ridi, a Palestinian American in the West Bank.
Background reading:
• With the world distracted by war, extremist settlers have intensified their attacks (nytimes.com/2026/05/04/world/middleeast/israel-palestinians-west-bank-settler-violence-iran-war.html) in the West Bank.
• An assault by Israeli settlers (nytimes.com/2026/08/29/world/middleeast/israel-settlers-west-bank-attacks-netanyahu-rebuke.html) on Palestinians last week drew sharp rebukes.
Photo: Ammar Awad/Reuters
For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily (nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily) . Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.
Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts (nytimes.com/podcasts) or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.
