Netanyahu’s support for settler violence after the US sanctions

According to the report of Fars International News Agency, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the Israeli settlers who are doing violence against the Palestinians “law-abiding citizens” and said that the US sanctions against them were “unnecessary”.

He said that Israel will take action against those who break the law, so resorting to “extraordinary measures” is unnecessary.

“Joe Biden”, the president of the United States, signed a new executive order yesterday (Thursday) that provides the basis for applying new sanctions against Israeli settlers for violent actions in the West Bank.

The executive order includes the seizure of assets and the imposition of travel bans against activities that cause “undermining of peace” in the West Bank.

Ministry A few hours later, the US Foreign Ministry announced that Washington has sanctioned 4 people who committed “terrorism, violence and damage to civilian property in the West Bank”.

At the same time, an American official told Reuters news agency that these sanctions target Israelis and Palestinians and do not include American citizens.

Observers see this action as part of the White House’s policies to reduce the pressure of public opinion in the United States and the world in the midst of intensifying criticism of the Biden administration for its comprehensive support for Israel in the Gaza war with more than 27 thousand dead and tens of thousands of wounded people will explain.

Since October 7, when Israel’s operation in Gaza began, the attacks of settler groups against Palestinians have intensified. The United Nations Office of Humanitarian Affairs says that since that date, nearly 500 attacks have been carried out by Israeli settlers against Palestinians. has taken effective measures to deal with this issue and these measures have reduced the number of violent attacks against Palestinians in the West Bank.

On the other hand, some observers have rejected this Israeli claim. And they believe that the settlers’ attacks are carried out with the tacit approval of Netanyahu’s right-wing cabinet. In addition, statistics indicate that the Israeli army has increased its attacks against Palestinians in the West Bank after the start of the Gaza war and has killed more than 120 Palestinians.

The Axios database claims that Joe Biden has conveyed his concerns about settler violence to Netanyahu’s cabinet several times.

In November, he is alleged to have instructed the foreign and treasury ministers to prepare sanctions against individuals and institutions involved in violent attacks against Palestinians in the West Bank.

A few weeks later, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken for some settlers who are believed to be in Attacks against Palestinians have led to travel bans and restrictions on their possible travel to the United States.

Analysts, however, describe the sanctions as symbolic. Patty Kane, an analyst of Israel and Palestine issues based in Washington, told Al Jazeera about a month ago: “These sanctions have not gone far enough in any way. The reason is this: What everyone knows is that many of the perpetrators of these extremist attacks are those who have two passports.” He added: “In other words, they are Israeli citizens. but at the same time they have an American passport. It means that these sanctions are basically meaningless and they can easily come to America because they are also American citizens. Therefore, they can carry out their actions with impunity.”

These sanctions are imposed in a situation where public pressure on Biden to try to establish a ceasefire in Gaza has intensified and he, in particular, He is aware of the consequences of these pressures, especially on his voter base among the Democratic Party supporters. The American election will leave a more negative impact on Joe Biden’s voter base than his main potential rival, “Donald Trump.” It showed that 51% of those who voted for Biden in 2020 considered Israel’s actions to be genocide, while this figure was only 12% for those who voted for Trump; Also, 20 percent of those who voted for Biden say that Israel’s actions are not an example of genocide, while this figure for Trump voters is 67 percent.

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