Israel’s West Bank raids send message of control over Palestinian lives

Israeli raids have been intensifying since the war on Gaza started. They did not subdue after the fragile ceasefire took effect in Gaza. On the contrary, people here will tell you that Israel wants to send a message to all Palestinians – wherever they are – that it has the upper hand and control over their lives. Palestinians who are in Nablus in the north of the occupied West Bank seem to be under the impression that there is a new commander in one of the Israeli army divisions who wants to come and show force and remind Palestinians that they live under Israel’s army rule and that they should keep that in mind if they want to think about opposing or resisting Israel’s occupation.