REPS. MFUME, VINDMAN URGE NETANYAHU TO CONTAIN VIOLENCE AND PROTECT PALESTINIANS IN THE WEST BANK

Washington, Sept. 24 -- Representative Kweisi Mfume issued the following press release:

WASHINGTON, DC- Today,Congressman Kweisi Mfume (D-MD), Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa, and CongressmanEugene Vindman (D-VA)led a letter to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, urging him to take immediate steps to contain settler violence and protect Palestinian communities 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 well as for the safety of Palestinians. Continu...