Condemnation of Settler Violence in West Bank

I'm horrified at the scenes we are seeing yet again in recent days in the

West

Bank, and the shocking surge in settler violence

from the besieged

families in Kuzra, to daily attacks on Palestinian

communities in towns

like Taba. Let me be clear, settler violence and settler

terrorism are appalling and must end.

We are calling on the Israeli government to apply the rule of law and clamp down

on this violence. Violent settlers must face the full force

of the law,

and too often those responsible act with impunity, fueling further

extremism. This violence goes hand in hand with the

expansion of

settlements in Palestinian land that are wrong and are putting a two-state

solution

that we remain resolutely committed to at risk.

These activities are illegal, they harm innocent civilians,

and they only

serve to take us further away from peace and security for both

Palestinians and Israelis. They must end now.