Merkley, Van Hollen, Sanders, Welch Denounce Threats to West Bank Communities - Jeff Merkley (2025-07-18)

Merkley, Van Hollen, Sanders, Welch Denounce Threats to West Bank Communities - Jeff Merkley (2025-07-18)

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>> Following [Israeli] Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to the United States last week, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, Maryland’s U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen, and Vermont’s U.S. Senators Bernie Sanders and Peter Welch issued the following statement ...

>> “We are deeply alarmed by the Israeli Higher Planning Council’s decision to reject all planning and zoning requests in Masafer Yatta that do not align with the Israeli Defense Force’s training needs. This directive places at least 12 Palestinian villages under the threat of imminent demolition – all while illegal Israeli outposts in the area remain untouched…

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