Unprecedented step has been weighed by US officials as attacks in West Bank continue unabated, but skeptics within administration note move would likely be reversed by Trump The post 88 Democrats urge Biden to sanction Smotrich,

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir should be sanctioned for promoting settler violence, weakening the Palestinian Authority, facilitating de facto and de jure annexation, and destabilizing the West Bank ...

The letter is a shot across the bow by Democrats against any attempt by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to seize Trump's presidency as an opportunity to take steps no Democratic president would encourage,

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Democrats in the House and Senate are calling on President Biden to sanction two controversial Israeli ministers, saying the two men have promoted violence against Palestinians and are pushing for

Nearly 90 congressional Democrats are calling on President Joe Biden to impose sanctions on two far-right Israeli government officials for their roles in inciting settler violence in the West Bank, CNN reported Thursday.

Nearly 90 Democratic lawmakers urged U.S. President Joe Biden to sanction members of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government over anti-Palestinian violence in the West Bank, according to a letter released on Thursday.

Nearly 90 congressional Democrats are calling on President Joe Biden to impose sanctions on two far-right Israeli government officials for their roles in inciting settler violence in the West Bank.