{"id":371159,"date":"2026-08-18T19:00:25","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T18:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-west-bank-settler-siege-the-global-story\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T19:00:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T18:00:25","slug":"the-west-bank-settler-siege-the-global-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-west-bank-settler-siege-the-global-story\/","title":{"rendered":"The West Bank settler siege | The Global Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/gEaNSx1oqJk\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"The West Bank settler siege | The Global Story\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gEaNSx1oqJk\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Two Palestinian families in the village of Qusra in the West Bank have been under siege by Israeli settlers for over a week. <\/p>\n<p>The Palestinian-American owner of one of the homes traveled to the West Bank from Ohio on Monday, after asking for protection from the US embassy.   <\/p>\n<p>His visit comes after the US ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, called those involved \u201cIsraeli terrorists\u201d, amid mounting international pressure on Israel\u2019s government to deal with the situation.  <\/p>\n<p>We speak to the BBC\u2019s Jon Donnison, who has been reporting from Qusra, and ask whether the West Bank is at a tipping point. <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our channel here: https:\/\/bbc.in\/bbcnews<\/p>\n<p>For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>#BBCNews #Israel #Palestine <\/p>\n<p>Chapters:<br \/>\n00:00: The story of Loui Ridi<br \/>\n01:40 What is happening in the West Bank?<br \/>\n03:10 What are the settlers doing?<br \/>\n06:00 What are the Israeli military doing about it?<br \/>\n14:00 What has the American ambassador said about the settlers?<br \/>\n18:00 What is the ideology of settlers?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two Palestinian families in the village of Qusra in the West Bank have been under siege by Israeli settlers for over a week. 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