Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu must contain and hold accountable “extremist settlers” in the West Bank, the US government said. US President Joe Biden’s security adviser, Jake Sullivan, said on US television on Sunday: “We believe that Prime Minister Netanyahu has a responsibility to rein in the extremist settlers in the West Bank who, as President Biden put it a few days ago expressed, fuel for the fire.”
It is “completely unacceptable that extremist settlers are committing violence against innocent people in the West Bank.” The US would continue to push for this, Sullivan said. This is not a one-time affair. “This is an ongoing challenge that will require continued and increased efforts from the Israeli government,” the security adviser stressed. It is expected that the Israeli government will take action and “the extremist settlers who commit this kind of violence” will be held accountable.
“Protect the Palestinian people”
Paris also condemned settler violence, which the French Foreign Ministry said has led to the deaths of several Palestinian civilians in Kusra and Al-Sawija in recent days. The acts of violence are unbearable and must stop. “France calls on the Israeli authorities to take immediate measures to protect the Palestinian population, especially the community of Suzja, which has received immediate threats,” the country said in a statement on Sunday evening.
The US president had already expressed concern on Wednesday about “extremist settlers” in the West Bank and condemned the violence against the Palestinians. “I remain concerned about extremist settler attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank,” the US president said. This must stop now. Biden had already said such attacks were adding fuel to the fire. According to the UN Human Rights Office, violence by armed Israeli settlers against Palestinians is increasing.
“Prosecute people who advocate war against Israel”
Biden reiterated that Israel has the right and responsibility to respond to attacks by Hamas terrorists. “But that does not alter the need to act in accordance with the laws of war. “Israel must do everything in its power to protect innocent civilians, no matter how difficult that may be,” he said. Israel should focus on “persecuting the people who promote this war against Israel.”
Source: Krone
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