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Tuesday, January 21, 2025
Far-right politicians praise Trump after he rolls back sanctions on violent settlers
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Israeli far-right politicians praise US President Donald Trump after he signs an executive order rolling back the sanctions regime implemented last year by his predecessor Joe Biden to target violent Israeli settlers in the West Bank.
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich thanks Trump for his “just decision.”
“These sanctions were a serious act of gross foreign intervention in Israel’s internal affairs,” says Smotrich.
Smotrich says Trump’s “steadfast and uncompromising support for Israel” is an expression of his “deep connection with the Jewish people and their historic rights in their homeland.”
Otzma Yehudit leader MK Itamar Ben Gvir calls the decision “historic.”
“This rights a great wrong that was perpetuated in recent years under a biased US policy carried out by the US administration and also on the part of some locals who were confused between those we love and our enemies,” Ben Gvir says.
The Times of Israel Community.