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US National Security Council meeting discussed the possibility of sanctioning two far-right Israeli ministers on Wednesday, three American officials told Axios news site. A decision was not reached on whether to sanction Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben-Gvir, sources told the outlet. The meeting addressed ways to deal with the “worsening security situation” in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, the report added. White House officials had previously recommended that US President Joe Biden sanction the two extremist ministers, but the veteran politician did not believe Washington should do this to e…

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