Unprecedented step has been weighed by US officials as attacks in West Bank continue unabated, but skeptics within administration note move would likely be reversed by Trump The post 88 Democrats urge Biden to sanction Smotrich,

The letter calls for sanctions under a new executive order by the Biden administration earlier this year for individuals and groups responsible for inciting violence in the West Bank.

Nearly 90 Democratic lawmakers urge Biden to sanction Israeli ministers Smotrich and Ben-Gvir for promoting settler violence and destabilizing the West Bank.

The letter is a shot across the bow by Democrats against any attempt by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to seize Trump's presidency as an opportunity to take steps no Democratic president would encourage,

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Nearly 90 Democratic lawmakers urged U.S. President Joe Biden to sanction members of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government over anti-Palestinian violence in the West Bank, according to a letter released on Thursday.

Nearly 90 congressional Democrats are calling on President Joe Biden to impose sanctions on two far-right Israeli government officials for their roles in inciting settler violence in the West Bank.

More than 80 lawmakers sent a letter to President Biden in late October calling on him to sanction two Israeli ultranationalist ministers for "incentivizing" violence by Israeli settlers against Palestinian civilians in the occupied West Bank.