Schakowsky, Pocan Urge President Biden to Take Additional Steps to Combat Settler Violence Against Palestinians in East Jerusalem and the West Bank
March 25, 2024
March 25, 2024
WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:
As settler violence against Palestinians increases in East Jerusalem and the West Bank, U.S. Representatives Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) and Mark Pocan (WI-02) sent a letter urging President Joe Biden to increase efforts to halt state-sanctioned demolitions of Palestinian homes.
"The return to the longstanding US position on West Bank settlements as inconsistent to international . . .
As settler violence against Palestinians increases in East Jerusalem and the West Bank, U.S. Representatives Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) and Mark Pocan (WI-02) sent a letter urging President Joe Biden to increase efforts to halt state-sanctioned demolitions of Palestinian homes.
"The return to the longstanding US position on West Bank settlements as inconsistent to international . . .