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List Of Sanctions Involving Israel
This is a list of economic sanctions involving Israel. Background Israeli settler violence received greater attention by the US government following the outbreak of the Gaza war in October 2023. While Rights groups have demanded US Secretary of State Blinken to punish Israeli settlement groups for their actions against Palestinians in the West Bank, many have also stressed that the sanctions do not go far enough because the Israeli government supports the settlements itself. During a visit to Israel on November 30, Blinken raised concerns over the lack of action by the Israeli government regarding violent settlers. On December 5, 2023, Blinken introduced new visa restrictions regarding entry to the US of persons who committed acts of violence in the West Bank. On February 1, 2024, US President Biden issued an executive order due to high levels of settler violence, forced displacement of Palestinians, and property destruction in the West Bank. The order imposes sanctions on fore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Economic Sanctions
Economic sanctions or embargoes are Commerce, commercial and Finance, financial penalties applied by states or institutions against states, groups, or individuals. Economic sanctions are a form of Coercion (international relations), coercion that attempts to get an actor to change its behavior through disruption in economic exchange. Sanctions can be intended to Compellence, compel (an attempt to change an actor's behavior) or Deterrence theory, deter (an attempt to stop an actor from certain actions).Haidar, J.I., 2017Sanctions and Exports Deflection: Evidence from Iran" Economic Policy (Oxford University Press), April 2017, Vol. 32(90), pp. 319–355. Sanctions can target an entire country or they can be more narrowly targeted at individuals or groups; this latter form of sanctions are sometimes called "smart sanctions". Prominent forms of economic sanctions include trade barriers, Asset freezing, asset freezes, travel bans, arms embargoes, and restrictions on financial transac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bezalel Smotrich
Bezalel Yoel Smotrich (; born 27 February 1980) is an Israeli far-right politician and lawyer who has served as the Minister of Finance since 2022. The leader of the National Religious Party–Religious Zionism, he previously served as a Knesset member for the Jewish Home and Yamina, leaving in 2023 after resigning under the Norwegian Law, allowing him to remain a minister in the government while his seat in the Knesset could be taken by another candidate from his party. Smotrich is a settler in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, living in the settlement of Kedumim, which is illegal under international law. His residence was also built illegally outside the settlement proper. Smotrich's statements, often dubbed "racist" and "homophobic", have led to several controversies. He is a supporter of expanding Israeli settlements in the West Bank, opposes Palestinian statehood, and denies the existence of a Palestinian people. As minister with powers in the occupied Palestini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsav 9
Tsav 9 () is a right-wing organization based in Israel, formed by some of the families of people taken hostage by Hamas fighters from the Gaza Strip on 7 October 2023 and their supporters with alleged ties to the Israel army reservists and Jewish settlers in the West Bank. It has an estimated membership count of over 400 people. The group has been involved in protests and actions against the delivery of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip. On 14 June 2024, the United States State Department officially added the group to its list of sanctioned entities for impeding the delivery of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, categorizing it as a "violent extremist" group. Origin Founded on Facebook in January 2024, the group originated from an appeal on the website which garnered it 50 members. The group began conducting real-world demonstrations, and its membership later increased to over 400. It was formed by Israeli settlers, IDF reservists, and families of hostages taken during the 7 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Itamar Ben-Gvir
Itamar Ben-Gvir ( ; born 6 May 1976) is an Israeli far-right politician and lawyer who is serving as the Minister of National Security since 2025. He is the leader of Otzma Yehudit ('Jewish Power'), a Kahanist and anti-Arab party that won six seats in the 2022 legislative election, and is part of what is widely regarded as the most right-wing government in Israel's history. Ben-Gvir is a settler in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, whose "political background lies in Kahanism - a violently racist movement that supports the expulsion of Palestinians from their lands". He has a long history of anti-Arab activism leading to dozens of indictments and at least eight convictions of crimes including incitement to racism and support for, as well as possession of propaganda of, a terrorist organization (the now illegal political party Kach). As a lawyer, he is known for defending Jews accused of Jewish extremist terrorism on trial in Israel. Ben-Gvir is known for being a provoc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Itamar Ben Gvir 3 (cropped) , an Israeli settlement in the West Bank
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Itamar may refer to: * Ithamar, a Biblical figure * Itamar (name), a Hebrew given name * Itamar (Israeli settlement) Itamar () is an Israeli settlement located in the West Bank's Samarian mountains, five kilometers southeast of the Palestinian city of Nablus. The settlement was built on land confiscated from the Palestinian villages of Awarta, Beit Furik,Yan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hashomer Yosh
Hashomer Yosh (, “The Guardian of Judea and Samaria†) is an Israeli non-governmental organization that supports settlers in the West Bank.Gee, Georgia"What is Hashomer Yosh, the latest settler group hit with U.S. sanctions?"''+972 Magazine.'' August 30 2024. The organization describes itself as assisting "the various farmers throughout Judea and Samaria, who bravely protect our lands and stand strong in the face of economic difficulties and frequent agricultural crime." It was founded in 2013. Men wearing Hashomer Yosh clothing have attacked Israeli and Palestinian activists. Funding Hashomer Yosh has received funding from Israel's Agriculture Ministry and Ministry for the Development of the Periphery, the Negev and the Galilee. It has also received funding from the Jewish diaspora, including the Central Fund of Israel. International sanctions Hashomer Yosh was sanctioned by the US in August 2024Borger, Julian and Quique Kierszenbaum.US imposes sanctions on extremist Israel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kach (political Party)
Kach () was a radical Orthodox Jewish, religious Zionist political party in Israel, existing from 1971 to 1994. Founded by Rabbi Meir Kahane in 1971 based on his Jewish-Orthodox-nationalist ideology (subsequently dubbed Kahanism), the party won a single seat in the Knesset in the 1984 elections, after several electoral failures. However, it was barred from participating in the next elections in 1988 under the revised Knesset Elections Law banning parties that incited racism. After Kahane's assassination in 1990 the party split, with Kahane Chai ("Kahane Lives") breaking away from the main Kach faction. The party was ultimately also barred from standing in the 1992 elections and both organisations were banned outright in 1994 by the Israeli cabinet under 1948 anti-terrorism laws, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noam Federman
Noam Federman (; born October 25, 1969, in Jerusalem) is a religious-Orthodox Judaism, Orthodox right-wing Israeli Jews, Israeli Jew in Hebron, and a former leader of the Kach and Kahane Chai, Kach Party, which he has been involved with since he was 14. He has been held in administrative detention several times. Federman hosts a weekly Internet program called "Federman Without Censor". It can be heard on the Hebrew section of the Jewish Task Force's website. JTF funds his political activities in Israel. Biography Noam Federman's father, David Federman (1909-1980), a Betar activist turned Lehi (group), Lehi fighter, was arrested by the British during the Mandate for Palestine, British Mandate for Palestine and Irgun and Lehi internment in Africa, interned in Africa for his Jewish nationalist activism, where he shared a cell with Yitzhak Shamir, a future prime minister. Federman was raised on stories of that period, and considers his own beliefs similar to those of Avraham Stern. When ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Noam Federman (; born October 25, 1969, in Jerusalem) is a religious-Orthodox right-wing Israeli Jew in Hebron, and a former leader of the Kach Party, which he has been involved with since he was 14. He has been held in administrative detention several times. Federman hosts a weekly Internet program called "Federman Without Censor". It can be heard on the Hebrew section of the Jewish Task Force's website. JTF funds his political activities in Israel. Biography Noam Federman's father, David Federman (1909-1980), a Betar activist turned Lehi fighter, was arrested by the British during the British Mandate for Palestine and interned in Africa for his Jewish nationalist activism, where he shared a cell with Yitzhak Shamir, a future prime minister. Federman was raised on stories of that period, and considers his own beliefs similar to those of Avraham Stern. When he was asked if the similarity between the wartime group's activities and those of his own group was violence against Arabs, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elisha Yered
Elisha was, according to the Hebrew Bible, a Jewish prophet and a wonder-worker. His name is commonly transliterated into English as Elisha via Hebrew, Eliseus via Greek and Latin, Ełishe (Yeghishe/Elisha) via Armenian or Alyasa via Arabic, and Elyasa or Elyesa via Turkish. Also mentioned in the New Testament and the Quran, Elisha is venerated as a prophet in Judaism, Christianity and Islam and writings of the Bahá'à Faith refer to him by name. Before he settled in Samaria, Elisha passed some time on Mount Carmel. He served from 892 until 832 BCE as an advisor to the third through the eighth kings of Judah, holding the office of "prophet in Israel". He is called a patriot because of his help to soldiers and kings. In the biblical narrative, he is a disciple and protégé of Elijah, and after Elijah was taken up in a whirlwind, Elisha received a double portion of his power and he was accepted as the leader of the sons of the prophets. Elisha then went on to perform twice as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haaretz
''Haaretz'' (; originally ''Ḥadshot Haaretz'' – , , ) is an List of newspapers in Israel, Israeli newspaper. It was founded in 1918, making it the longest running newspaper currently in print in Israel. The paper is published in Hebrew language, Hebrew and English language, English in the Berliner (format), Berliner format, and is also available online. In North America, it is published as a weekly newspaper, combining articles from the Friday edition with a roundup from the rest of the week. ''Haaretz'' is Israel's newspaper of record. It is known for its Left-wing politics, left-wing and Liberalism in Israel, liberal stances on domestic and foreign issues. ''Haaretz'' has the third-largest Print circulation, circulation in Israel. It is widely read by international observers, especially in its English edition, and discussed in the international press. According to the Center for Research Libraries, among Israel's daily newspapers, "''Haaretz'' is considered the most infl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniella Weiss
Daniella Weiss (; born 30 August 1945) is an Israeli far-right Orthodox Zionist, founder of Nachala, an Israeli settler organization, and a former mayor of Kedumim, an illegal Israeli settlement located in the West Bank. She was first elected mayor of Kedumim in September 1996, and was re-elected for a second term in November 2001 through 2007. Weiss' organization, Nachala, has been involved in at least one killing. She was sanctioned by Canada in June 2024 for violence against civilians in the West Bank and by the United Kingdom in May 2025. Early life Daniella Weiss was born in Bnei Brak, Mandatory Palestine, in 1945. Her father was from the United States and her mother was born in Poland and raised in Palestine since her first year of life. Both Jewish immigrants, they were members of Lehi, a Zionist paramilitary terrorist organization, and took part in underground activities. She attended a religious high school in Ramat Gan, and studied as part of the Atuda program. She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
