Israeli police arrest US-born rabbi after clash with settlers in occupied West Bank

Israeli police arrested US-born activist Rabbi Arik Ascherman in the occupied West Bank after a clash with Israeli settlers near the Palestinian village of Duma. Ascherman has a history of activism focused on providing a protective presence for Palestinians against settlers and was recently arrested for reporting an armed settler on Palestinian property. This event takes place amid a backdrop of unprecedented levels of settler attacks in the occupied West Bank since October 7. The United Nations has reported hundreds of Palestinians killed by Israeli forces and settlers in the region during this period.