Palestinian American Returns to West Bank Home Besieged by Settlers

A Palestinian American whose home in the occupied West Bank has been besieged by Israeli settlers traveled to the property on Monday to join family members defending it. The family has reportedly been holed up for more than a week after settlers surrounded the house and Israeli forces turned the area into a closed military zone.

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Palestinian American returns to his West Bank home, under siege by Israeli settlers

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Palestinian American returns to his West Bank home, under siege by Israeli settlers

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Palestinian American family in West Bank fear settler violence will rob them of home

A Palestinian-American remains holed up in his West Bank home for more than a week after Israeli settlers laid siege to the house and the Israeli army then turned it into a closed military area.

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