There’s a disturbing story in today’s New York Times magazine on a new generation of ‘radical young Israelis’ intent on extending settlement still further on the West Bank.

Here’s an extract:

“When these young settlers claim a new hill, they also claim the land around it, which in some cases Palestinians have been farming for many years. The new settlers don’t seize the land in any official way; they simply uproot Palestinians’ trees or shoot in the air at any Palestinian who comes close. About 70 of these small encampments, known in Israel as outposts, have been built in the last two years; together they represent a movement that intends to transform the West Bank, and the conflict in the Middle East, from the ground up.”

Well, if this article is accurate, indeed it may – but, tragically, for the worse.