Rivlin praises settlers for resilience

President Reuven Rivlin praises the resilience of West Bank settlers in a meeting with settlement leaders at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem.

“In the last few months, and especially in the last few days, the settlement in Judea and Samaria is dealing with difficult terror attacks,” notes Rivlin, using the Hebrew name for the West Bank. “So especially in these days our meeting is especially important. As always, the pioneers walking before the camp meet the toughest resistance, and pay, together with IDF soldiers, the heavy price.”

The West Bank is seeing a wave of terror attacks against civilians and multiple attacks against IDF and Border Police troops in recent weeks.

Rivlin urges resilience. “We have to cope. We have that ability to cope with the current wave of terror, to fight against it, and not to give anyone the power to disrupt daily life. We must be a wall of iron, a strong shield against those who wish to rise against us.”