Israeli Soldiers and Settlers Raid Palestinian Activist’s Home “in Revenge” for Louis Theroux Documentary Appearance
Occupied West Bank (Quds News Network)- A Palestinian activist who appeared in a BBC documentary by Louis Theroux about Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank said that Israeli soldiers and settlers raided his home on Saturday “in revenge” for his participation in the film.
Issa Amro, co-founder of the non-violent activist group Youth Against Settlements which aims to end the expansion of illegal settlements in the West Bank, shared videos on X of confrontations with Israeli soldiers at his home, and another of a group of Israeli settlers forcing entry to the property.
Amro said: “The soldiers raided my house today, they wanted revenge from me for participating in the BBC documentary ‘the settlers’, after the army left the settlers raided my house, they injured one activist and cut the tree, they stole tools and the garbage containers.”
The soldiers raided my house today, they wanted to revenge from me for participating in the @BBC documentary “ the settlers” , after the army left the settlers raided my house, they injured one activist and cut the tree, they stole tools and the garbage containers.
The Israeli… pic.twitter.com/jYYYlr2XyS— Issa Amro عيسى عمرو 🇵🇸 (@Issaamro) May 3, 2025
Israeli settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem are illegal under international law. The UN Security Council has said that the settlements have “no legal validity, constituting a flagrant violation under international law.”
Amro lives in Hebron city in the West Bank. In Louis Theroux’s documentary, The Settlers, Amro shows Theroux around the Israeli-occupied area of the city, home to about 35,000 Palestinians and 700 settlers protected by the Israeli forces.
A video clip I took during the filming of the BBC documentary Louis Theroux’s “ the settlers “ shows how Theroux was physically attacked by an Israeli soldier In Hebron , the reality is much harder what came out in the film. @BBC @BBCLondonNews , @louistheroux pic.twitter.com/rDgrzcvxyV
— Issa Amro عيسى عمرو 🇵🇸 (@Issaamro) April 29, 2025
The documentary, which aired in April on BBC Two, shows Amro and Theroux being confronted by soldiers as they walk around the area. When the pair are sworn at by a passing driver, Amro explains to Theroux: “You deserve a middle finger if you report about Palestinians.”
“By international law, the settlements are illegal,” Amro said in the documentary. “They don’t see us as equal human beings who deserve the same rights they do.”
In one of the videos posted on X, Amro challenges a group of balaclava-covered soldiers at his house, asking why they have their faces covered. One soldier replies: “You know exactly why.”
Israeli settlers who attacked me yesterday told me that @realDonaldTrump is backing them up, they feel emboldened because of trump administrative blind support. pic.twitter.com/wnLFJwdkEz
— Issa Amro عيسى عمرو 🇵🇸 (@Issaamro) May 4, 2025
Theroux, posting on X, said: “Issa Amro who featured in The Settlers has posted videos of his latest harassment by settlers and soldiers. Our team has been in regular contact with him since the documentary and over the last 24 hours. We are continuing to monitor the situation.”
. @Issaamro who featured in The Settlers has posted videos of his latest harassment by settlers and soldiers. Our team has been in regular contact with him since the documentary and over the last 24 hours. We are continuing to monitor the situation. https://t.co/asEWKkVX5h
— Louis Theroux (@louistheroux) May 4, 2025
