The "few bad apples" story is a lie and the numbers prove it. Since October 7, settlers and the army have moved together as one operation to wipe out at least 76 entire Palestinian communities. Not rogue actors. Coordinated expulsion. At the same time, 150+ new illegal outposts went up. Colonies don't build themselves. This is state-directed colonization with a military escort. The framing that this is extremists acting outside Israeli policy exists purely to give Western governments cover to keep sending weapons.