Far-right Israeli politicians praise Trump's decision to lift sanctions on Israeli settlers

Israeli far-right politicians praised US President Donald Trump after he reversed US sanctions on Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank implemented last year by his predecessor Joe Biden.

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich thanks Trump for his “just decision”.

“These sanctions were a serious act of gross foreign intervention in Israel’s internal affairs,” said Smotrich.

Trump’s “steadfast and uncompromising support for Israel” is an expression of his “deep connection with the Jewish people and their historic rights in their homeland,” he said.

Itamar Ben Gvir, former national security minister, called the decision “historic” in a post on X.

“This is a righting of an injustice of many years, in which distorted policies were pursued by the American administration and also by local elements who confused lovers with enemies,” he said.