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Israeli human rights organization B'Tselem released a comprehensive report titled "The Elimination Project: Israel's Systematic Dismantling of Palestinian Collective Life in the West Bank," warning that Israel is carrying out an accelerated strategy designed to erase Palestinian collective existence.
The report states that while Israel applies an apartheid regime in the occupied West Bank, its military actions in the Gaza Strip have reached the threshold of genocide.
Key Findings & Mechanisms Outlined in the Report
Gaza and West Bank Convergence: B'Tselem asserts that events in Gaza and the West Bank are two distinct manifestations of a single overarching political project. The "logic of erasure" in Gaza operates through genocidal destruction, whereas in the West Bank it manifests through dispossession, ethnic cleansing, and social fragmentation.
Five Pillars of West Bank Control: Drawing on over 2,000 testimonies collected since October 2023, the report details five mechanisms used to dismantle Palestinian life: military/settler violence, severe movement restrictions, economic strangulation, social and political repression, and land confiscation.
Forced Displacement & Land Seizure: B'Tselem documented the forced displacement of at least 75 Palestinian communities and the seizure of over 1.07 million dunams (18% of the West Bank) through state-backed armed settler activity.
Call for Global Action: B'Tselem Executive Director Yuli Novak urged the international community to move beyond superficial condemnations or minor reform proposals (such as checkpoint removals or partial settlement freezes) and instead take decisive measures under international law to dismantle Israel's military rule and apartheid framework.