US adds 3 Israeli settlers and, in a first, 2 West Bank outposts to sanctioned extremists list

(JTA) — The Biden administration has expanded its list of West Bank settlers who face U.S. sanctions over their alleged violence against Palestinians and Israeli peace activists.

The new additions include, for the first time, two settlement outposts in addition to settlers who have been accused of instigating violence and pushing Palestinians out of their homes and fields. Most of the new additions have already been sanctioned by the United Kingdom and France since the three countries began ramping up pressure on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to rein in…