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      Bezalel Smotrich, Israeli finance minister

      US Jews Say Israeli Finance Minister Should Be Barred From Country Over 'Repugnant' Comments

      "It is time for the Biden administration to end its hollow words of concern and condemnation and to start taking action," said one advocate.

      Julia Conley
      Mar 02, 2023

      Jewish-led peace groups on Wednesday called on the Biden administration to bar Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich from entering the U.S. ahead of a planned visit over his recent comments about the Palestinian town of Hawara, which was the target of a deadly rampage earlier this week by Israeli settlers.

      Smotrich said after the attack that "the village of Hawara needs to be wiped out," adding, "I think that the State of Israel needs to do that."

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      James Cavallaro

      'Shameful': Biden Admin Withdraws Human Rights Nomination Over Israel Apartheid Comments

      "When it comes to human rights in Israel/Palestine, the U.S. State Department is the outlier," said one advocacy group.

      Julia Conley
      Feb 15, 2023

      Human rights advocates are warning that the Biden administration's decision to withdraw its nomination of law professor James Cavallaro to serve on a human rights commission could be the latest incident that chills free speech regarding violent Israeli policies in Palestine, as Cavallaro said he was shut out of the position due to his condemnation of Israel's apartheid regime.

      Cavallaro was nominated last Friday to sit on the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, a watchdog within the Organization for American States which he previously served on from 2014-17.

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      Syrian earthquake survivors spend a night at Ayse Mosque in Idlib, Syria

      Under Pressure Amid Soaring Death Toll, US Eases Syria Sanctions for Earthquake Relief

      "We welcome the decision by the U.S. Department of Treasury to issue a broad General License on Syria sanctions," said one advocate.

      Jake Johnson
      Feb 10, 2023

      In the face of mounting pressure from rights groups and relief organizations on the ground, the Biden administration on Thursday issued a temporary license authorizing "all transactions related to earthquake relief that would be otherwise prohibited" by U.S. sanctions on Syria.

      The move, announced by the Treasury Department on Thursday evening, amounts to a tacit admission that U.S. sanctions could have impacted the delivery of humanitarian aid to the country following the massive earthquake and dozens of aftershocks that killed more than 21,000 people in Syria and neighboring Turkey.

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