US Senate Democrats seek sanctions over Israeli settlements, bill says
The measure would target companies and people tied to construction, financing and settlement transfers, with at least 10 Democratic co-sponsors.
- On Wednesday, US Senate Democrats introduced legislation to sanction individuals or groups facilitating Israel's "E1 project," a West Bank settlement plan cutting across land Palestinians seek for a state.
- Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich announced the E1 project in August 2025; Western capitals oppose it, fearing it undermines a two-state solution while Israel disputes settlement illegality citing historical ties.
- Led by Senators Chris Coons, Elizabeth Warren, Ron Wyden, and Ruben Gallego, the bill has at least 10 co-sponsors and empowers the Treasury Department to sanction E1 settlement facilitators.
- This legislation signals growing friction between Democrats and the Israeli government; the House of Representatives is not in session, making passage unlikely before the November 3 midterms.
- Lawmakers recently urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to rein in settler violence, as Democrats control 47 seats in the 100-member Senate and seek majorities from President Donald Trump's Republicans in November 3 midterms.
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Senate Democrats to introduce bill to sanction E1 West Bank settlement project
As U.S. Democrats appear poised to win Senate control in the midterms, 10 senators will introduce a bill targeting companies, individuals and entities involved in building Israeli settlements, in response to the controversial E1 plan
US: Democratic Senators to Introduce Bill to Impose Sanctions on Jewish Settlements in the West Bank
"The United States must send a strong message that it remains committed to freedom, security, prosperity, and self-determination for Israelis and Palestinians," Coons said in a statement.
US Senate Democrats seek sanctions over Israeli settlements, bill says
A group of US Senate Democrats will introduce legislation on Wednesday to sanction individuals or groups that facilitate Israel's "E1 project," a widely condemned West Bank settlement plan cutting across land the Palestinians seek for a state, according to a copy of the legislation seen
USA: Democrats Target Plan to Expand Jewish Settlements in the West Bank - ONLARISSA.GR News Larissa
A group of Democrats in the US Senate will introduce a bill today to impose sanctions on individuals or groups that facilitate the implementation of Israel's E1 program, which provides for the expansion of Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank and threatens to fragment the territory that Palestinians hope will form their state. …
A group of Democrats in the US Senate will introduce a bill today to impose sanctions on individuals or groups that facilitate the implementation of Israel's E1 program, which provides for the expansion of Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank and threatens to fragment the territory that Palestinians hope will become their state. ... More www.ertnews.gr
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