Senator Asks Biden to Clarify West Bank Sanctions
Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., asked President Joe Biden in a Feb. 20 letter to clarify whether his recent executive order on West Bank sanctions applies to some or all of Jerusalem, Israel's capital. Cotton requested a response by Feb. 27.…
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The White House had no immediate comment. The executive order, which Biden signed Feb. 1, allows the U.S. to sanction "foreign persons" responsible for an increase in violence in the West Bank (see 2402010053).