He signed an executive order on Thursday, saying violence had reached “intolerable levels”.

The sanctions will block the individuals from accessing all US property and other assets.

Violence in the West Bank has spiked since Hamas’s 7 October attack on Israel.

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    221 year ago

    What happens if one of the settlers becomes PM of Israel? Does the US change its tune?

    Remember, in the case of India, the current PM of India was banned from entering the US for almost a decade. Now, we bend over backwards for him.

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      21 year ago

      The funny thing is with Modi, there was a huge petition to get him banned and they still overturned it like nothing just because he became PM.

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      11 year ago

      Yes, as it turns out, becoming the elected leader of millions/billions of people does get you some special treatment that you didn’t get before.

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        11 year ago

        The PM of India was an elected official even when banned.

        More like we let our morals slide when it became apparent that China was a bigger issue.