Forty-two of the Senate's 47 Democrats signed a letter to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on August 26, 2026, urging him to rein in a surge of settler violence and mass arrests in the West Bank. The letter cited increasing fatal violence by settlers.
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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.
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US Senate Democrats urge Israel to rein in West Bank violence Reuters
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."
A majority of Senate Democrats have signed a Wednesday letter urging Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address the “surge” in violence in the West Bank amid tensions from the Gaza war. The conflict is driven in part by Israeli settlers who are forcefully laying claim to land where Palestinians reside. “Incidents of fatal violence...