Biden Administration Announces Sanctions Against Two West Bank Outposts and Three Israeli Settlers

The U.S. government on Thursday announced sanctions against two Israeli outposts in the West Bank, an escalation from the Biden administration’s previous targeting of individual settlers.

The sanctions focus on Zvis Farm and Moshes Farm, which the State Department said are used as bases to perpetuate “violence against Palestinians.” Three Israeli settlers — Zvi Bar Yosef, Moshe Sharvit and Neriya Ben Pazi — were also sanctioned.

“There is no justification for extremist violence against civilians or forcing families from their homes, whatever their national origin, ethnicity, race, or religion,” State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said in a statement.

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