Senate Democrats press Netanyahu on 'surge' in West Bank violence

A majority of Senate Democrats have signed a Wednesday letter urging Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netayahu to address the “surge” in violence near the West Bank amid tensions from the Gaza war. The conflict is driven in part by Israeli settlers who are forcefully claiming stakes on land where Palestinians reside. “Incidents of fatal violence...

A majority of Senate Democrats have signed a Wednesday letter urging Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netayahu to address the “surge” in violence near the West Bank amid tensions from the Gaza war. The conflict is driven in part by Israeli settlers who are forcefully claiming stakes on land where Palestinians reside. “Incidents of fatal violence...