Just days before the end of his term and two weeks before the previous order expired, President Joe Biden extended for one year the order declaring a state of emergency in Judea and Samaria and authorizing the imposition of sanctions on Israeli residents of the region.
“The situation in the West Bank (Judea and Samaria), particularly with regard to the high level of violence by extremist Jewish residents, the forced displacement of residents from their villages and the destruction of property, has reached intolerable levels that pose a threat serious about peace and stability in the West Bank, Gaza, Israel and the entire Middle East,” said an official statement issued by the White House.
On Tuesday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken gave a speech on the war in Gaza and the situation in the Middle East, saying that “the Israeli government has systematically undermined the capabilities of the only alternative to Hamas, namely the Authority Palestinian.”
“Israel has damaged the Palestinian Authority’s financial system and is still holding back tax money that should go to the Palestinians. Israel is also accelerating the pace of construction in communities in Judea and Samaria and turning a blind eye to outposts “Illegal attacks by extremist residents against Palestinians have reached a record level,” he added.
“Israel has always wanted to be accepted as a normal country in the region, but at the same time, Israelis are convinced that past attempts to reach out for peace have been met with rejection and violence,” he said. he also estimated.
