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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reacted harshly to President Joe Biden's statements. President Biden called "settler violence" in the West Bank. The statement came as the Biden Administration slapped sanctions on Israelis known as "extremist settlers" who engage in violence against Palestinians.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reacted harshly to President Joe Biden’s statements. President Biden called “settler violence” in the West Bank. The statement came as the Biden Administration slapped sanctions on Israelis known as “extremist settlers” who engage in violence against Palestinians.
PM Netanyahu claimed that the overwhelming majority of residents in Judea and Samaria are law-abiding citizens, many of whom are currently fighting as conscripts and reservists to defend Israel.
He also said that Israel acts against all Israelis who break the law, everywhere; therefore, exceptional measures are unnecessary. Earlier, President Biden stated that the situation in the West Bank, particularly high levels of extremist settler violence, forced displacement of people and villages, and property destruction, has become intolerable and represents a serious threat to the peace, security, and stability of the West Bank and Gaza, Israel, and the broader Middle East region.
The President continued that such actions undermine the foreign policy objectives of the United States, including the viability of a two-state solution and ensuring Israelis and Palestinians can attain equal measures of security, prosperity, and freedom.
