Washington, Sept. 29 -- Representative Jimmy Panetta issued the following press release:
United States Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) joined Reps. Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) and Eugene Vindman (VA-07) in sending a letter (https://panetta.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/panetta-evo.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/west-bank-letter-compressed_0.pdf) to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, urging his government to take immediate steps to contain settler violence in the West Bank.
"We write with urgent concern regarding the growing outbreak of extremist settler violence in the West Bank, including violence that has killed and threatened American citizens," wrote the lawmakers. "We do so out of concern for Israel's long-term security as w...