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December 14, 2023

U.S. Stalls Sale of 27,000 Rifles to Israel over Settler Violence
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British Foreign Secretary David Cameron says the United Kingdom will
deny visas to Israeli settlers who've committed violence against
Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. The U.S. recently announced
similar visa restrictions. This comes as the Biden administration
delayed the planned sale of 27,000 U.S.-made M16 rifles to Israel over
concerns they could be used in attacks by West Bank settlers. Israel's
far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir ordered police not
to arrest Israelis who commit violence in the West Bank, where more than
280 Palestinians, including 64 children, have been killed since October
7. 


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