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.

  • @NOT_RICK
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    251 year ago

    From what I can tell some illegal settlers are American citizens

    • @wheelie
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      1 year ago

      Who needs a visa when you have a US passport.

      • @NOT_RICK
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        71 year ago

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

    • @ABCDE
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      51 year ago

      The original ones were.