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Al Jazeera
Politics
Areesha Lodhi

Can US visa bans deter West Bank violence by Israeli settlers?

The UN has recorded more than 300 settler attacks since October 7 [File: Nir Elias/AP Photo]

Just two months after introducing visa-free entry for Israel, the United States is restricting Israeli settlers from travelling to the US if they are known to be engaging in violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.

On Tuesday, the US Department of State announced that it has started implementing visa restrictions on “individuals believed to have been involved in undermining peace, security or stability in the West Bank“.

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