US: If Israel starts holding violent settlers accountable, we’ll take into account as we contemplate further actions

Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief

An Israeli settler attacks and shoots an unarmed Palestinian man at point blank range during an incident in the Palestinian village of A-Tuwani village in the South Hebron Hills, October 13, 2023. (Screenshot courtesy of B'tselem, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
An Israeli settler attacks and shoots an unarmed Palestinian man at point blank range during an incident in the Palestinian village of A-Tuwani village in the South Hebron Hills, October 13, 2023. (Screenshot courtesy of B'tselem, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller is asked about President Joe Biden’s recent threat to revoke the visas of violent settlers in the West Bank.

Miller says the Biden administration is considering additional steps to address the ongoing phenomenon, which has seen a major increase since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war.

Miller says during a press briefing that if the Israeli government starts taking steps to hold violent settlers who have been targeting Palestinians accountable, “that’s certainly something we would welcome… and taking into account [as we consider] what kind of [further] actions we might take.”

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