US EditionUS imposes sanctions on Palestinians who asked for Israel war crimes probe
The US accuses three Palestinian NGOs of supporting terrorism by aiding the International Criminal Court's investigation into Israeli war crimes and imposed sanctions under Executive Order 14203.
- The US sanctioned three Palestinian human rights groups for assisting the International Criminal Court's investigation into alleged Israeli war crimes.
- The groups had asked the ICC to probe Israeli air strikes on Gaza civilian areas and the siege of the territory.
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated the US opposes the ICC's 'politicized agenda' and 'disregard for sovereignty.
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Trump Sanctions Palestinian Human Rights Groups for Doing Their Job. Anybody Could Be Next.
Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump during a dinner in the White House on July 7, 2025, in Washington. Photo: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images For decades, the Treasury Department has politicized its authority to impose sanctions. Now, however, with the Trump administration sanctioning three Palestinian human rights organizations, civil society activists around the world are shocked and terrified: Could they be next? The alarm is due to the brazen wil…
The US just sanctioned three leading Palestinian human rights NGOs over ICC support
On 4 September 2025, the United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced sanctions against three of the most prominent Palestinian human rights organizations: Al Haq, Al Mezan Centre for Human Rights, and the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR). They were added to OFAC’s Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List, a significant economic tool that freezes all assets the groups may h…
After depriving members of the Palestinian authority of visas to attend the UN General Assembly and prohibiting Palestinian passport holders from entering its territory, the United States is now attacking Palestinian civil society. The US administration decided on Friday, 5 September, to punish three of the largest Palestinian human rights NGOs. It blames them for providing elements that allowed the ICC to issue warrants for war crimes and crime…
On Friday, the United Nations has called the recent sanctions imposed by the United States against three Palestinian human rights organizations for cooperating with the International Criminal Court (ICC) investigations against the Israeli authorities for the offensive in the Gaza Strip “totally unacceptable”, and has called on Washington to withdraw them.
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