US announces visa bans after warning Israel over West Bank violence
- The US State Department will impose travel bans on extremist Jewish settlers who have attacked Palestinians in the West Bank, affecting dozens of individuals and their families.
- These visa bans come just a month after Israel was granted entry into the US Visa Waiver Program, and those targeted will not be eligible for the program. Current US visa holders among the banned settlers will have their visas revoked.
- The State Department is urging both Israel and the Palestinian Authority to take additional measures to protect civilians and curb attacks.
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Biden announces visa ban against Israeli ‘extremist settlers’ in the West Bank
The US, Blinken said, has "underscored to the Israeli government the need to do more to hold accountable extremist settlers who have committed violent attacks against Palestinians in the West Bank."
In a rare action against Israel, U.S. says extremist West Bank settlers will be barred from America
In a rare punitive move against Israel, the State Department said Tuesday it will impose travel bans on extremist Jewish settlers implicated in a rash of recent attacks on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
In a rare action against Israel, US says extremist West Bank settlers will be barred from America - West Hawaii Today
WASHINGTON — In a rare punitive move against Israel, the State Department said Tuesday it will impose travel bans on extremist Jewish settlers implicated in a rash of recent attacks on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
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