"More than 1,000, placed about 30 yards apart on both sides of the road, stretching for roughly 10 miles. They were planted south of Nablus, close to Palestinian villages regularly targeted by extremist Israeli settlers. I saw the flags on my way to visit those villages, the morning after they were put up. Their message echoed the ubiquitous graffiti painted by settlers across the West Bank: You have no future in Palestine."
"The second was a full-scale confrontation, with Israel attacking Palestinian cities and towns with artillery, tanks, helicopters and jets while Palestinians fought back with rifles and explosives. Palestinians ambushed soldiers and settlers in the West Bank, making roads a risky venture, especially at night, and terrorised Israel by sending suicide bombers across its border to attack bus stops, cafes, hotels and anywhere else that was crowded."
In November, more than 1,000 Israeli flags were planted along a highway south of Nablus, spaced about 30 yards apart and stretching roughly 10 miles. The flags read You have no future in Palestine, echoing settler graffiti across the West Bank. Compared with the heavy casualties in Gaza and the West Bank since October 2023, the flags are a minor provocation but signal increased Israeli dominance over land recognised under international law as Palestinian. During the second intifada (2000–2005), settlers would not have risked such displays because of fear of Palestinian fire; that is no longer the case. The second intifada involved full-scale confrontations and thousands of deaths on both sides.
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