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Government funds settlements; IDF chief faces firing demand

5/5/2026

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Government channels 130 million shekels to settlement councils despite claiming to curb violence.
IDF chief Avi Bluth said forces use separate rules for Jewish and Palestinian stone-throwers.
Bluth claimed army killed 1,500 terrorists in three years, a rate unseen since 1967.
He noted 4,000 Palestinians are held in administrative detention while no Israelis face measures.
Knesset member Limor Son Har-Melech demanded Defence Minister Israel Katz fire Bluth after his remarks.

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Government channels 130 million shekels to settlement councils despite claiming to curb violence.
IDF chief Avi Bluth said forces use separate rules for Jewish and Palestinian stone-throwers.
Bluth claimed army killed 1,500 terrorists in three years, a rate unseen since 1967.
He noted 4,000 Palestinians are held in administrative detention while no Israelis face measures.
Knesset member Limor Son Har-Melech demanded Defence Minister Israel Katz fire Bluth after his remarks.