West Bank & Jerusalem
Israeli settlers use flags to assert dominance in West Bank
Image credit: Al Jazeera English
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Settlers in the West Bank have increasingly deployed Israeli flags as a means of territorial assertion and visual domination, according to Al Jazeera English. The practice reflects what observers describe as a strategy of psychological colonisation intended to marginalise Palestinian presence and reinforce settler claims over disputed land. The flags serve as physical markers planted across contested areas.
The flag displays are part of broader settler tactics to establish control over Palestinian communities and neighbourhoods. Residents and analysts characterise the approach as designed to make Palestinians feel displaced and unwelcome in their own surroundings, with the visible symbols functioning to assert Israeli sovereignty over territory. The tactic underscores escalating efforts to reshape the physical and social landscape of Palestinian areas.
