'A handful of kids': Netanyahu downplays 'bloated' Israeli settler violence in West Bank
Netanyahu labeled soaring settler violence as 'teens who come from broken homes, who sometimes try to burn a home,' and praised Trump on Fox News for pushing his pardon, decrying '10 years of bogus investigations and a political trial'
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Israel PM also praised Trump for pushing for his pardon in his ongoing criminal trials, lamenting what he dismissed as '10 years of bogus investigations and a political trial'
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Washington
01:46 AM • December 31 2025 IST
WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday downplayed concerns about West Bank settler violence, dismissing the security crisis threatening regional stability as the actions of several Israeli teenagers engaged in vigilantism.
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