America is trying to peg Israel’s settlers back
But their power in politics and on the ground shows no sign of waning
At first the Israeli settlers in the West Bank tried to laugh off the executive order signed by Joe Biden, America’s president, on February 1st imposing sanctions on “persons undermining peace, security and stability in the West Bank”. The editor of a popular far-right website posted a cartoon of a Jewish shepherd in the West Bank. “What am I going to do now with all my assets in New York?” said the caption.
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This article appeared in the Middle East & Africa section of the print edition under the headline “Hard to peg back”
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