US Secretary of State Antony Blinken notified Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during meetings yesterday that the Biden administration is preparing to announce a series of visa bans against Israeli settlers involved in attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank, an Israeli official tells The Times of Israel. A US official confirmed the plan to AFP.

The announcement will likely only include the number of settlers being banned from the US, rather than their names, the Israeli official says, explaining that the US hopes that the anonymity will serve as a deterrent against those considering targeting Palestinians who won’t know whether they’ve been black-listed or not.

The visa ban could be imposed as early as next week, the Israeli official says.

  • DarkGamer
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    10 months ago

    That’s great! Escalation shouldn’t occur by non-state actors and hopefully this will act as a deterrent for civilian violence even if Bibi’s administration is unwilling to punish them.

    • @Stamau123OP
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      Just a start tho, I don’t imagine the olive thieves or Hilltop Youth were planning many new york vacations, but it’s a step

      • @NOT_RICK
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        From what I can tell some illegal settlers are American citizens

        • @wheelie
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          Who needs a visa when you have a US passport.

          • @NOT_RICK
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            Sure, but some of them might invite their shithead friends for a visit

        • @ABCDE
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          The original ones were.