(Adnkronos) – The Palestinian National Authority (PNA) criticized the decision by US President Donald Trump to lift the sanctions that the previous Biden Administration had imposed on Israeli settlers in the West Bank, arguing that this measure encourages “crimes” against Palestinians. “Lifting sanctions on extremist settlers encourages them to carry out further crimes against our people,” the PNA Foreign Ministry said in a statement, denouncing recent attacks by Israeli settlers in the West Bank that injured 21 people.