US said to be fuming at Israel allowing ‘anarchy’ and rampant settler violence in West Bank

The US is reportedly fuming over the Israeli government’s failure to crack down on rampant settler violence throughout the West Bank.

There has been particular shock in US President Donald Trump’s administration over the ongoing incident in the Palestinian village of Qusra, where settlers have laid siege to a pair of homes on the outskirts of the northern West Bank town, according to the Kan public broadcaster.

While the IDF has issued statements condemning the incident, it has failed to remove the settlers from the area, and the Palestinian families have been stuck in their homes since Sunday — including an American citizen.

The siege in Qusra was discussed today by White House officials who have come to the conclusion that Israel is not taking the issue seriously.

A senior White House official is slated to hold a phone call with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to demand answers on why Jerusalem has refused to rein in the settlers who have been terrorizing the Palestinian families in Qusra, Kan reports.

The Ynet news site says serious questions have been raised into why Israel is allowing “anarchy” to unfold in the West Bank.

Netanyahu’s government has funneled millions of dollars into the illegal outposts where many of the perpetrators of attacks on Palestinians live. Thousands of Palestinians have been forced to flee their homes in recent years due to repeated settler attacks and harassment.

While the perpetrators have largely focused on Bedouin villages in Israeli-controlled Area C of the West Bank, they have expanded their attacks to Palestinian Authority-managed Areas B and A of the West Bank, as they rarely face prosecution for their actions by Israeli authorities.

The White House and the US State Department did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the matter.