Palestinian citizens of Israel fear they’re next target if far-right wins

What the report says

Palestinian citizens of Israel in the Galilee village of Majd al-Krum are worried that recent attempts by settlers to establish an outpost on nearby al-Rus hilltop could be a sign of broader pressure to come if the far right strengthens its position after Israel’s election. According to Al Jazeera, the outpost was set up on village land in early September, prompting local residents, activists and legal committee members to organize daily protests and climb the hill despite police roadblocks.

The reports says the protest campaign brought hundreds of people from Majd al-Krum and surrounding Palestinian towns, and the encampment was dismantled after about a week. Villagers described the effort as a successful combination of public demonstrations and legal action. Community members said they saw the episode as more than a local dispute, especially because Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has campaigned on expanding Jewish communities in the Galilee and Negev and spoke about “Judaizing” the area.

Residents told Al Jazeera they fear such incidents could be used to normalize settlement expansion in areas where Palestinian citizens of Israel live with formal civil rights, making dispossession more politically difficult than in the occupied West Bank. The article also notes tension around a JNF-linked grazing permit and land ownership questions at al-Rus, though the village rejects any relocation of the outpost.

With voting approaching, the story places local fears within the wider contest over turnout among Palestinian citizens of Israel and the future role of far-right figures in the next government.