Mickey Gitzin, international director of the New Israel Fund, said the attack near the settlement of Havat Gilad appears to have been carried out by a person defending his family rather than a terrorist. The comments, reported Saturday evening, challenge the initial narrative of the incident.
The attack near Havat Gilad, a settlement in the northern West Bank (Judea and Samaria), is under investigation by security forces. Mickey Gitzin, a senior official of the left-leaning New Israel Fund, offered a different interpretation on Saturday, suggesting the assailant was acting in self-defense or defense of his family. Gitzin's remarks are likely to draw criticism from right-wing circles, as the New Israel Fund has often been at odds with the settlement movement. The Fund has not issued an official statement beyond Gitzin's comments.
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