Israel struggles to crack down on Jewish extremists
September 08, 2015 02:35
On an exposed hill outside of Qusra, a small Palestinian village in the West Bank, a dozen volunteers huddle around a fire, passing around hot coffee and tea. Their homes are a short walk away, but the men will not leave this hill until dawn. From here, they can see their village and its surroundings. It is the best place to spot an attack. And the most recent attacks, carried out by suspected Jewish extremists, have come in the middle of the night.
Armed with flashlights and sticks, men in small teams patrol the roads and the outskirts of town, looking for people or vehicles they don't recognize. If they spot something suspicious, they will alert the town through the mosque speakers.
"We coordinate together when we see suspicious people walking around or a suspicious car driving in the village, so we can wake up the people," says Abdulhakim Wade, one of the men who volunteers as a lookout.
They have reason to worry. In late July, just a short drive away, suspected Jewish extremists firebombed a Palestinian home in Duma, killing an 18-month-old toddler. Both his parents later died from their injuries, and their 4-year-old son remains in critical condition at the hospital.
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