This Friday, the United States issued sanctions against two Israeli entities that were raising funds for individuals involved in riots and attacks in the West Bank. These actions had led to sanctions against the individuals last February. The organizations provided material and financial support, established fundraising campaigns for Yinon Levi and David Chai Chasdai, who were described as “violent extremists” responsible for destruction of property, attacks on civilians, and violence against Palestinians, according to the US Treasury Department.
The US Treasury Department highlighted that these actions seek to hold those responsible for such acts accountable. The two entities that were sanctioned raised funds before the campaigns were removed from the internet and retained by financial institutions. The individuals named, Levi and Chasdai, led groups of violent extremists who sought to instill fear among the population of the West Bank by attacking civilians, threatening them to leave their homes, burning fields, and destroying property.
Apart from Levi and Chasdai, US authorities targeted Ben-Zion Gopstein, founder, and leader of an organization whose members have committed violent acts including attacks on Palestinian civilians. The sanctions imposed by the US Administration include freezing the assets of the sanctioned individuals in the US and prohibiting transactions carried out by Americans or on US soil involving these individuals. These measures aim to deter and penalize those involved in such violent actions and are part of the US government’s commitment to promoting peace, security