Have to say I agree with the following. Extremists on both sides must be discouraged from unjustified violence based solely on hatred.
While I support Israel's attacks in Gaza to eliminate Hamas, I have never been in agreement with the Israeli settlers' crimes against Arabs in the West Bank, when unprovoked.
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"US to ban entry to Jewish extremists who attack Palestinians
Story by BY TOVAH LAZAROFF • 37m
The Biden administration seeks to prevent
Jewish extremists who attack Palestinians from entering the United States in its harshest stance to date against such West Bank violence.
“I have been emphatic with Israel’s leaders that extremist violence against Palestinians in the West Bank must stop and that those
committing the violence must be held accountable,” US President Joe Biden wrote in an opinion piece he published in the
Washington Post on Saturday.
“The United States is prepared to take our own steps, including issuing visa bans against extremists attacking civilians in the West Bank,” he stressed.
According to the United Nations, eight Palestinians, including one child, have been killed by settlers in the West Bank and another 74 were injured.
Some 33% of those injuries were caused by live ammunition, the UN stated.
IDF SOLDIERS prevent settlers from entering the village of Deir Sharaf, west of Nablus, in response to a shooting attack last Thursday. (credit: NASSER ISHTAYEH/FLASH90)© Provided by The Jerusalem Post
Biden administration increasingly concerned with extremist violence
The Biden administration is increasingly concerned by the growing number of Jewish extremist attacks that have occurred both before and after the start of the Gaza war.
Its officials have been
careful to mention settler violence as it condemns Hamas’ killing of 1,200 people and its seizure of over 239 hostages when it infiltrated southern Israel on October 9.
It has supported Israel’s military campaign to oust Hamas from Gaza in the aftermath of that attack and has spoken of the importance of a two-state resolution to the Israeli-Paelstinian conflict in the aftermath of that war.
“In the months ahead, the United States will redouble our efforts to establish a more peaceful, integrated, and prosperous Middle East — a region where a day like Oct. 7 is unthinkable, “ Biden wrote.
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