Biden admin sanctions Israeli West Bank settlement organization
The Biden administration on Monday imposed sanctions on Israel맥스카지노s largest settlement development organization as part of the latest U.S. actions targeting those fomenting instability in the occupied West Bank.
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A group of nearly 90 congressional Democrats urged Biden in a late October letter to impose sanctions on Smotrich and Ben Gvir. They publicly released the letter last week in order to increase pressure on the administration.
The letter had also pushed for sanctions on Amana, which was sanctioned Monday.