US Senate Democrats urge Netanyahu to rein in West Bank violence, arrests in joint letter

In the letter to Netanyahu, seen by Reuters and signed by 42 of the Senate's 47-member Democratic caucus, the lawmakers noted increasing levels of "fatal violence by settlers."

"We cannot ignore the numbers: 104 communities that we established and legalised together, and 160 farms, with more to come," Netanyahu told an event.

By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON, Aug 26 (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Democrats on Wednesday urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to rein in a "surge" of violence by West Bank settlers and mass arrests of Palestinians by Israeli security forcesin the occupied territory. Inthe letter to Netanyahu, seen by Reuters and s

They also ask Netanyahu to investigate deaths of nine Americans killed in West Bank by settlers or security forces since 2022

WASHINGTON, Aug 26 - U.S. Senate Democrats on Wednesday urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to rein in a \"surge\" of violence by West Bank settlers and mass arrests of Palestinians by Israeli security forces in the occupied territory.

Israeli Left-wing Youth Group Plans Kibbutz-style Settlement in West Bank  Haaretz

The proposed construction in the E1 area would "further fragment the West Bank and severely undermine the prospects for a viable two-state solution", says a spokesperson for Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.