The American President has warned that America would press sanctions against those in the Israeli settlements that have taken it among themselves as civilians to attack Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
Biden’s threats , which would among to visa bans IS a direct move against Israeli’s….
Not much inn the scheme of things, BUT?
Biden, IS under increasing pressure to halt the Israeli Gaza attacks ,and not have the situation spread to the West Bank(It HAS already) and Lebanon…… The President IS trying to turn against the narrative of his unilateral support of the attacks Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu has been doing resulting in injuries , deaths and a humanitarian crisis in its wake……
Biden is also pressing for the Palestinian Authority to run North Gaza after the Israeli offense is over, something the Israeli leader was against, but now says he will consider in some form…
Netanyahu IS under HUGE pressure internally and from America right now, something Hamas looked at a goal inn their actions….Both Israel AND Hamas seem to have looked at the loss of life by Palestinians as collegial damaged for their goals…
President Biden stressed on Saturday that the U.S. is prepared to impose sanctions on Israeli settlers who are involved in attacks against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
Why it matters: It is the first time the U.S. has publicly said it was considering individual sanctions against Israeli settlers.
- It also signals that the Biden administration is concerned that the Israeli government may not be seriously attempting to stop and prevent the violence.
What they are saying: “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,” Biden wrote in an op-ed 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.”
Driving the news: Since the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attack on Israel, Israeli settlers have killed at least eight Palestinians, including a child, and injured more than 70 others in the West Bank, according to the UN.
- The UN humanitarian office has recorded more than 251 settler attacks, including 30 incidents that resulted in Palestinian deaths or injuries, 185 that damaged Palestinian-owned property and 36 that resulted in both injuries or deaths and damage to property.
- “Over one-third of these incidents included threats with firearms, including shootings. In nearly half of all incidents, Israeli forces were either accompanying or actively supporting the attackers,” OCHA said on Friday.
State of play: Biden has repeatedly raised concerns about attacks on West Bank Palestinians during his calls with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, according to U.S. officials.
- He also publicly said last month that the attacks by extremist Jewish settlers were “pouring gasoline on the fire.”…..
Note…
American lawmakers have begun talking about limiting aid to Israel as a way to get some sort end to the pounding of Gaza and images of mass destruction and humanitarian suffering there…
Along with this?
Netanyahu NEEDS to get some hostages back….PERIOD…