Israeli individuals and businesses come as the Biden administration faces pressure from left-wing activists to take a tougher stance on Israel to avoid losing support in key battleground states in the 2024 election. continues to impose new sanctions on
Last month, the White House announced sanctions against four Israeli citizens, none of whom have been charged with a crime, for so-called “extremist settler violence.”
The language of President Joe Biden’s executive order is so broad that, like the Trump administration, it supports the rights of Israelis residing across the 1949 Armistice Line or living and settling there. It would allow the regime to impose wide-ranging sanctions against people. recognized They could legally do so.
As Caroline Glick has pointed out, claims of “radical settler violence” are greatly exaggerated. But the Biden administration has used sanctions and the threat of more sanctions to appease anti-Israel voters in Michigan and other battleground states amid growing dissatisfaction among the Democratic base with Biden’s handling of the war in Gaza. There is.
Mr. Biden also reversed President Trump’s policy of recognizing the legality of Israel’s presence in Judea and Samaria (West Bank), instead declaring it “inconsistent” with international law. .He also reportedly It is preparing further sanctions against “extremist” settlers, which the Israeli government itself calls “extremist” policies.
In the second half of February, revealed The United States has launched an investigation into an Israeli company that makes parts for the Iron Dome missile defense system needed to protect civilians, a decision that has embarrassed Israeli leaders.
And on Tuesday, the U.S. Treasury Department authorized A Greek company headed by an Israeli executive that manufactures spyware. According to the Times of Israel, this is the first time the United States has sanctioned a company for allegedly using spyware.
The company’s products were allegedly used to spy on U.S. government officials. Ironically, Biden was part of the previous administration that spied on interactions between Israeli government leaders and members of Congress.
These sanctions are in line with the demands of the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement, which seeks to isolate and destroy Israel, and are often labeled as anti-Semitic, as they refer only to the Jewish state. It is considered that
Joel B. Pollack is a senior editor at Breitbart News. Breitbart News Sunday Sunday nights from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM ET (4:00 PM to 7:00 PM PT) on Sirius XM Patriot. He is the author of the recent book, The Zionist Conspiracy (And How to Participate in It), now available on Audible. He is also the author of an e-book. Neither Free nor Fair: The 2020 US Presidential Election. He is the recipient of the 2018 Robert Novak Journalism Alumni Fellowship. Follow him on Twitter @joelpolak.
