The State Department on Wednesday criticized an Israeli minister for calling for the destruction of a Palestinian village in the West Bank, calling those remarks 'disgusting.'
Itamar Ben-Gvir, Israeli far-right lawmaker and leader of the Otzma Yehudit party, and Bezalel Smotrich, Israeli far-right lawmaker and leader of the Religious Zionist Party, attend a rally with supporters in the southern Israeli city of Sderot on October 26, 2022. After the two Israeli settlers were killed on Sunday, hundreds of Israelis reacted by burning cars and homes. Price said both sides need to take a step back from further violence.
"In recent says we’ve also seen violence from settlers in the West Bank, violence that has resulted in the loss of life, the destruction of property," he said.
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