WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Biden administration on Thursday imposed sanctions on four Israeli men it accused of being involved in settler violence in the West Bank, signaling growing U.S. displeasure with the policies of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. President Joe B...
Mr. Biden has spoken out against retaliatory attacks by Israeli settlers and pledged that those those responsible for the violence will be held accountable. He said in late October that the violence by "extremist settlers" amounted to "pouring gasoline" on the already burning fires in the Middle...
According to Netanyahu, the "absolute majority" of West Bank settlers are "law-abiding citizens." Biden's order imposes financial sanctions and visa bans on four Israeli individuals, according to a statement released by the White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan. The move has prompted...
TEHRAN, Feb. 02 (MNA) – US President on Thursday signed an executive order allowing the US to impose new sanctions on Zionist settlers and potentially Israeli politicians and officials involved in violent attacks against Palestinians. The unprecedented executive order is the most significant step any...
US President Joe Biden wrote on Twitter Saturday afternoon that the United States was offering its full support for Israel and its security. He confirmed that he had spoken with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. "Today, I spoke with @IsraeliPM about the appalling Hamas terrorist attacks in Israe...
The sanctions had cut the Israeli settlers and organizations off from U.S. financial institutions and froze their assets in U.S. bank accounts. Read More »Share This is a modal window. An unanticipated problem was encountered, check back soon and try again Error Code: MEDIA_ERR_UNKNOWN Se...
is openly opposed to a two-state solution and has rebuffed American demands to halt settlement expansion. Yet Biden has yet to muster a word of criticism of his Israeli counterpart. Instead of reining in its ally, the U.S. approveda billion dollars ofadditionalfunding for Israel...
Citing the ‘unprecedented circumstance’ of the criminal defendant’s election as president, prosecutors got a judge to cancel upcoming deadlines.By KYLE CHENEY and JOSH GERSTEIN 11/08/2024 12:39 PM EST Updated 11/08/2024 01:15 PM ESTSpecial...
As Tacitus said of the rampaging Romans two millennia ago, so it can now be said of Israel: they create a desert — a black hole of death in Gaza — and call it “peace.” And the U.S. government enables it or, in the case of Congress,cheerson its ringleader, Israeli Prime Minist...
Whether it’s sending funds to Ukraine or imposing new sanctions on extremist Israeli settlers, an array of options are on the table. But there’s no formal plan yet for how to lock in President Joe Biden’s big-ticket policies against a Trump effort to dismantle them, a senior Biden ...