International Concerns Grow Over Israeli Settler Violence and Impunity
American citizens living in Israeli settlements in the West Bank are at the forefront of settler violence and the ongoing ethnic cleansing of Palestinians, despite Washington's ban on travel to the US by extremist Jewish settlers. While many Americans living in the settlements have little interaction with Palestinians, a core group of ideologically driven US citizens have been involved in building religious settlements and leading what has been described as "settler terrorism." The influence of American settlers outweighs their numbers, with their progressive values and PR skills shaping the settler movement and even impacting Israeli politics.