The Biden administration announced Tuesday it will implement visa bans on Israelis viewed as “extremist settlers” in the West Bank. The policy move follows President Biden’s warning last mont…

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    7 months ago

    As a general supporter of Israel’s fight against Hamas: this is fine. Fuck those asshole settlers with a rusty crowbar.

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    7 months ago

    Why not sanctions? The US has been happy to impose individual sanctions in many other cases. Visa bans don’t have significant impacts on people who don’t want or need to travel to the US.

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    7 months ago

    Fat lot of good that will do.

    It’s like Biden thought, "what can we do that will makes us look like we are doing something, but will have absolutely no impact at all. "