Israeli settler confronts BBC crew
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BBC's tense encounter with sanctioned Israeli settler while filming in West Bank

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BBC team's tense encounter with sanctioned Israeli settler while filming in West Bank .
The man approaching us was placed under sanctions by Britain and EU last year .
Gil Alexander , 72 , is a devout religious Jew who tries to protect Palestinian shepherds from intimidation by Jewish settlers.
Moshe Sharvit believes all of the West Bank was given by God to the Jews .
Gil Alexander and Moshe Sharvit have a history of antagonism.
He says he was acting in self-defence after an altercation on a Palestinian farmer's land in January 2023 .
The violence has escalated sharply since the 7 October 2023 Hamas attack on Israel in which about 1,200 people were killed.
Gil Alexander has opened a bed and breakfast business in the Jordan Valley .
He spoke with contempt for the British sanctions against him.
He plans to lodge his own complaint against Moshe Sharvit over the incident.
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