‘Burn in hell’: Israeli settlers spread hate through graffiti, attacks

What the report says

Al Jazeera reports that Israeli settlers have repeatedly defaced Palestinian homes, schools and other buildings in the occupied West Bank with racist and threatening Hebrew graffiti, with the village of Jalud, south of Nablus, among the main targets. The village, home to about 1,000 Palestinians, has faced multiple assaults since last January, including a recent attack on August 4 in which settlers burned vehicles and sprayed slogans on a house. School walls in Jalud were also marked with phrases such as “Revenge,” “Burn in hell” and demands to leave the village.

Residents and local officials told Al Jazeera that the graffiti often appears alongside violent attacks and is intended to frighten children, signal expulsion, and reinforce a climate of fear. Jalud’s council head described the messages as racist and aimed at forcing Palestinians out. The article says the village is encircled by the Israeli settlement of Shiloh, built on confiscated Palestinian land.

The report also places the vandalism in a wider pattern across the West Bank, linking it to far-right settler networks such as Hilltop Youth and Price Tag. Researchers interviewed by Al Jazeera argued that the slogans are not random vandalism but part of an ideological campaign that blends revenge language, religious references and assertions of control over land. The article says this symbolism is meant to intimidate Palestinians, communicate to other settlers, and show a lack of fear of accountability.