Even Trump's ambassador to Israel, a staunch supporter of the settlements, has hinted at American sanctions against violent settlers. The U.S. must adopt such a policy, before it's too lateGershon Baskin09:17 PM • August 24 2026 IDTThe growing violence of extremist settlers in the West Bank can no longer be dismissed as a collection of local incidents committed by a handful of lawbreakers. It has become a strategic threat that can lead to another war. It is dangerous for Palestinians and Israelis, and also deeply harmful to American interests in the Middle East. It is time for the Trump administration to move from warnings to action and impose personal and financial sanctions on those carrying out the violence, as well as on the organizations that finance and enable it.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israel settlersAnnexationWest BankIsrael - U.S.CommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesAltalenaE1SyriaWest BankNetanyahuGazaMansour AbbasPollsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastTrump Can Stop the Next War in the West Bank, but He Must Act NowBen-Gurion Airport Train Station Halted After Balloon Damages Electrical CableNetherlands to Boycott Eurovision for Second Year Over Israel's ParticipationCan Israel Resurrect the Right Wing's Founding Grievance From the Deep Sea?'NAZA,' Film About Israel's Actions in Gaza, to Premiere at Venice Film FestivalRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIDF Marks Detained Palestinians With Numbers as Northern West Bank Raids ExpandAn Israeli Startup Is Reinventing Salmon Farming. It May Upend a Global IndustryThe American Jewish Establishment Is Defending an Israel That No Longer ExistsDavid Remnick on Netanyahu, Mamdani and Israel's 'Failure to Face' GazaGermany Found Its Israeli Villain. Will It Continue to Ignore What Produced Him?AIPAC's Last-minute Spending Spree Fails to Block California Progressive