The Settlers: Louis Theroux takes an unflinching look at the Israelis intent on stealing the West Bank
Earlier this month, two British Labour MPs were denied entry to Israel and deported. They had planned to visit the occupied Palestinian territories. It was national news and provoked a minor diplomatic spat.
A week later, two more parliamentarians, independent MP Shockat Adam and Liberal Democrat MP Andrew George, actually got into Israel and toured the occupied Palestinian territories.
They returned to Britain just over a week ago with stories of being confronted by armed Israeli settlers, of being questioned by Israeli police on Adam's religion - and of witnessing settlers intimidating Palestinians.
Few British newspapers or television channels paid any interest or reported on the trip.
Now, though, the Israeli settler movement is in the headlines. This is thanks to a new BBC documentary entitled The Settlers, which aired on Sunday night.
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