The village was the first ever abandoned because of settler violence.

In May 2012 the 27 foreign ministers of the European Union issued a statement which condemned continued Israeli settler violence and incitement.

Members linked to the group have been accused of engaging in Israeli settler violence, including attacks on Palestinian schools and mosques.

An EU heads of mission report found that settler violence had more than tripled in the three years up to 2011.

B'Tselem also keeps a record of incidences of settler violence.

A UN report cited 222 incidents of settler violence in the first half of 2008, compared to 291 in all of 2007.

Some 93 events of settler violence were listed.

In 2012 there were several reported incidents of settler violence.

Israeli settlement land expropriation, settler violence and attacks on Israeli civilians by Palestinian militants.

Palestinian officials laid the blame squarely on Mr. Sharon's government, saying that it had encouraged settler violence.