US steps up sanctions against Israeli settlers and ‘outposts’ in occupied West Bank

11/07/2024 20:01 The Guardian

Targeting ‘outposts’ suggests Biden administration prepared to take some action to confront blatant land grabThe US has stepped up efforts to target violent Israeli settlers, adding new individuals and organisations to a growing sanctions list and warning banks to check transactions linked to all Israeli “outposts” in the occupied West Bank.The new sanctions cover the far-right group Lehava, already listed by the UK, and two founding members of Tsav9, a campaign group that blocked aid from reaching Gaza. The new measures also target outposts, suggesting the Biden administration is prepared to take at least some steps to confront Israel’s creeping land grab on the West Bank. Continue reading...

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