Samaria Regional Council head Yossi Dagan on Wednesday urged the Trump administration to impose personal sanctions on Mohammad Shtayyeh , a former “prime minister” of the Palestinian Authority.

Shtayyeh recent praise for the Hamas-led Oct. 7, 2023, massacre of some 1,200 people constitutes “a direct endorsement of a terrorist organization dedicated to Israel’s destruction,” Dagan wrote in a letter to President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

The letter was first reported on by Israel National News on Wednesday.

“The United States has made it clear in the past that it will not tolerate support for terrorism,” Dagan said. “Therefore, I urge you to act without delay and impose strict personal sanctions against him.

“This is not just rhetoric—it’s support for terrorism

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