In the West Bank, Israeli forces violently dispersed Palestinians protesting a raid in Beit Iksa; no injuries were reported. 5 Palestinians were arrested including 4 during raids in Hebron and 1 at a flying checkpoint near Silwad. In Israel, Israeli forces raided Nafha prison, causing injuries to Palestinian prisoners. (WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 11/14; PCHR 11/18)
B‘Tselem accused Israel of using Israeli settler violence to take over some 11 square miles of Palestinian lands in the West Bank. B‘Tselem also said in the report that the Israeli government claims that settler violence is carried out by a small minority is incorrect and that Israeli forces do very little to stop it. B‘Tselem said that in some instances, soldiers participate in the attacks against Palestinians. (AP, B’Tselem, MEE, TOI, WAFA 11/14; MEMO 11/16)
Haaretz reported that the Israeli military has told the high court of justice that it no longer allows its soldiers to force Palestinians to answer questions in cases they are not directly involved in. The decision follows a petition by 40 Palestinians to the court to end the practice. (HA 11/14)
The U.S. treasury department announced that Israel and the U.S. have created a partnership in combatting ransomware. The announcement was made after U.S. deputy secretary of the treasury Wally Adeyemo met with Israel’s finance minister Avigdor Lieberman in Israel. (HA 11/14)
The South African government said it had withdrawn its support for the South African Miss Universe contestant because she and her team refused to boycott the Miss Universe event to be held in Eliat, Israel. The South African government cited “atrocities committed by Israel against Palestinians” as the reason. (AJ, TOI , WAFA 11/14; HA 11/15)
