US Enforces New Sanctions on Israeli Settlers

The US has imposed new sanctions on the Israeli organization Hashomer Yosh and individual settlers in response to increased violence in the West Bank. These sanctions target groups and individuals involved in extremist settler violence, aiming to hold them accountable for attacks on Palestinians. Prime Minister Netanyahu and far-right coalition members have condemned the sanctions, citing them as unjust and labeling them as 'antisemitic persecution.' The Biden administration has issued multiple rounds of sanctions since February to counter settler violence, highlighting the ongoing tension and violence in the region. The sanctions freeze the U.S. assets of the targets and generally bar Americans from engaging with them.