Siege Mentality: The West Bank's Ongoing Humanitarian Crisis The images emerging from Qusra in the West Bank are hauntingly familiar – a small village under siege, its residents trapped by an occupying force.
However, the besiegers are not foreign troops or government forces, but Israeli settlers. This situation has been unfolding for years, with international attention periodically focusing on specific incidents.
Humanitarian aid efforts, led by NGOs, have been laudable in providing relief to the besieged residents.