US places sanctions on Israeli nonprofit, settler official over West Bank violence
- Yitzhak Levi Filant, a settler leader, was sanctioned for leading armed attacks on Palestinians in February.
- The U.S. concerns over settler violence were conveyed to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu amid escalating conflicts in the West Bank.
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US sanctions Israeli group and individual for alleged West Bank violence against Palestinians - Egypt Independent
The US on Wednesday announced sanctions against an Israeli organization, Hashomer Yosh, allegedly responsible for supporting settler violence in the West Bank against Palestinians, according to a State Department spokesperson.
The United States imposed sanctions on Israeli agencies and a Jewish settlement security official in the West Bank on Wednesday.
Netanyahu opposes US slapping new sanctions on Israeli settlers in West Bank
The United States on Wednesday (Aug 28) announced new sanctions on West Bank settlers over violence against Palestinians, urging greater accountability efforts by its ally Israel, which responded with anger to the move. The sanctions were announced on the same day that Israel launched a wide-scale attack on the West Bank that it said killed nine Palestinian fighters, despite warnings by President Joe Biden's administration against expanding the …
The Israeli Prime Minister railed against the new American sanctions supposed to respond to the new escalations of colonization in the West Bank, which is nevertheless considered illegal under international law.
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