The article by Yossi Melman presents a troubling picture of growing extremism within the Israeli government and alleged complicity or indifference from security forces towards human rights abuses committed by settlers in the West Bank. The shift in the Shin Bet's stance on the death penalty, coupled with the policies advocated by Ministers Smotrich and Ben-Gvir, raises concerns about the future of peace negotiations and the potential for ethnic cleansing and expulsion of Palestinians. This narra...