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Israeli Knesset Members Question President Biden's Statements on Violent Acts Against Palestinians
(Israel Hayom) Ariel Kahana - 23 Israeli MKs wrote to U.S. President Joe Biden on Sunday. "First and foremost, we would like to express our gratitude, on behalf of the People of Israel, for your staunch support of the State of Israel and for your unflinching stance in these difficult times," they wrote. "As members of Israel's Knesset and the Knesset Caucus to Combat Antisemitism and Delegitimization, we, like you, denounce violence against innocent civilians. We are turning to you today regarding a number of statements you made recently pertaining to a 'phenomenon' you have called upon our government to address, namely, violence perpetrated by Jewish residents of Judea and Samaria against Palestinian Arabs." "The data at our disposal indicates that the scope of these incidents is limited to a very small number of isolated events, which pales in contrast with the vastly larger scope of violent incidents perpetrated by Palestinian Arabs against the residents of these same Jewish communities. In fact, the quantity and quality of violent incidents emanating from the Jewish sector in Judea and Samaria is not only minuscule in comparison to Palestinian violence but is also similarly dwarfed when compared to the rate of violent crime in any other community or society." The letter asks that Israel be allowed to view the information on which the U.S. made the accusations, since data in Israel shows a 50% drop in such incidents in recent months compared to the equivalent period in 2022.