List of sanctions involving Israel explained

This is a list of economic sanctions involving Israel.

Background

See main article: Israeli settler violence.

Israeli settler violence received greater attention by the US government following the outbreak of the Israel–Hamas 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.^[1] During a visit to Israel on November 30, Blinken raised concerns over the lack of action by the Israeli government regarding violent settlers.^[2] 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.^[3] 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 foreign persons determined to be responsible for or complicit in actions that threaten the peace, security, or stability of the West Bank. It blocks their property interests in the US, suspends their entry into the country and prohibits transactions with sanctioned persons. The stated objective is to address events regarded by the administration as "an unusual and extraordinary threat" undermining US foreign policy objectives and threatening security in the region.^[4]

Sanctions were announced in February 2024 by the United Kingdom against extremist Israeli settlers who have violently attacked Palestinians in the West Bank. The sanctions include financial and travel restrictions with four settlers being sanctioned initially after documentation showed they engaged in systematic intimidation and violence against Palestinians; at times at gunpoint, to make them leave their homes.^[5] Further sanctions against violent settlers were announced by the European Union on April 19, 2024, as the European Council blacklisted the right-wing organizations Lehava and Hilltop Youth and the individuals Meir Ettinger, Elisha Yered, Neria Ben Pazi and Yinon Levi.^[6] Because of violence against Palestinians in the West Bank and Jerusalem on February 28, France imposed sanctions against extremist Israeli settlers, including a ban on entering French territory. Also, Emanuel Macron's office said they are considering extending sanctions on Israeli settlers.^[7]

Individuals

Picture	Names	By	Reason	Date	Source
	David Chai Chasdei	United States	violence against Palestinians in the West Bank	February 2024	[8]
	Yinon Levi	United StatesUnited Kingdom European Union Japan	violence against Palestinians in the West Bank	2024	[9] [10] [11]
	Bentzi Gopstein	United StatesCanada European Union	violence against Palestinians in the West Bank	2024	[12] [13] [14]
	Daniella Weiss	Canada	violence against Palestinians in the West Bank	June 2024
	Elisha Yered	CanadaEuropean Union	violence against Palestinians in the West Bank	June 2024	[15]
	Ely Federman	CanadaUnited Kingdom	violence against Palestinians in the West Bank	June 2024
	Meir Mordechai Ettinger	CanadaEuropean Union	violence against Palestinians in the West Bank	June 2024	[16]
	Einan Tanjil	United StatesCanada	violence against Palestinians in the West Bank	2024
	Shalom Zicherman	United StatesCanada	violence against Palestinians in the West Bank	2024
	Moshe Sharvit	United StatesUnited Kingdom Japan	violence against Palestinians in the West Bank	March 2024	[17] [18] [19]
	Zvi Bar Yosef	United StatesUnited Kingdom Japan	attempts to engage in violence against Palestinians in the West Bank.	March 2024	[20] [21] [22]
	Meir Ettinger	United StatesEuropean Union Australia	responsible for serious human rights abuses against Palestinians	April 2024July 2024 (Australia)	[23] [24]
	Shlom Asiraich	United States	launching fundraising campaigns in support of sanctioned extremists	April 2024	[25]
	Noam Federman	United Kingdom	radical settler activist and former leader and spokesperson of the now-defunct Kach party	May 2024	[26]
	Neria ben Pazi	JapanEuropean Union	violence against Palestinians in the West Bank	July 2024	[27] [28]
	Eitan Yardeni	United States	violence against Palestinians in the West Bank	October 2024	[29]
	Avichai Suissa	United States	violence against Palestinians in the West Bank, leader of Hashomer Yosh/Hill Top Youth	October 2024
	Shabtai Koshlevsky	United States	Role in violence against civilians or in destruction or expropriation in the West Bank.	November 2024	[30]
	Zohar Sabah	United States	Threats and violence against Palestinians, including in their homes, and a school	November 2024

Bodies

Picture	Name	By	Reason	Date	Source
	Tsav 9	United States	disrupting aid	February 2024	[31]
	Amana	CanadaUnited States	extremist settler violence against civilians in West Bank	June 2024 (Canada)November 2024 (US)	[32]
	Hilltop Youth	United States Canada European Union	involved in deadly attacks against Palestinians in 2015 and 2023	June 2024	[33]
	Lehava	United StatesUnited Kingdom European Union	engaged in destabilizing violence affecting the West Bank	April 2024	[34]
	Mount Hebron Fund	United States	launching fundraising campaigns in support of sanctioned extremists	April 2024
	NSO Group	United States	spyware	November 2021	[35]
	Od Yosef Chai	United Kingdom	encouraging violence against non-Jews	October 2024	[36]
	Hashomer Yosh	United States	Providing material support to an unauthorized outpost in the West Bank that is already under sanctions	August 2024	[37]

See also

• American Studies Association's boycott of Israel
• Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions
• List of sanctions involving Australia
• Kahanism

External links

• The Sanctions Against Israelis in Israeli Democracy Institute
• West Bank Sanctions in United States Department of State

Notes and References

1. News: Biden issues more Israeli settler sanctions ahead of Trump term . Al Jazeera . 18 Nov 2024.
2. Web site: Secretary Antony J. Blinken at a Press Availability.
3. Web site: Announcement of Visa Restriction Policy to Promote Peace, Security, and Stability in the West Bank. state.gov. 5 December 2023. 6 March 2024.
4. Web site: Executive Order on Imposing Certain Sanctions on Persons Undermining Peace, Security, and Stability in the West Bank. whitehouse.gov. 1 February 2024. 6 March 2024.
5. Web site: 12 February 2024 . UK sanctions extremist settlers in the West Bank . 2024-02-12 . GOV.UK . en.
6. https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2024/04/19/extremist-settlers-in-the-occupied-west-bank-and-east-jerusalem-council-sanctions-four-individuals-and-two-entities-over-serious-human-rights-abuses-against-palestinians/ Council sanctions four individuals and two entities over serious human rights abuses against Palestinians
7. News: France sanctions 28 'extremist' Israeli settlers . Le Monde . 13 February 2024 . AFP . 19 June 2024 . Paris.
8. News: Reiss . Johnatan . Gupta . Gaya . Odenheimer . Natan . 2024-02-01 . What to Know About the 4 Israelis Placed Under U.S. Sanctions Over West Bank Violence . 2024-06-27 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331.
9. Web site: UK announces sanctions on four ‘extremist’ Israeli settlers . 2024-06-27 . Al Jazeera . en.
10. Web site: April 19, 2024 . Extremist settlers in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem: Council sanctions four individuals and two entities over serious human rights abuses against Palestinians . Council of the European Union.
11. Web site: July 23, 2024 . Japan Set to Impose Sanctions on Israeli Settlers: NHKs . Dawn News English.
12. Web site: Canada . Global Affairs . 2024-06-27 . Canada imposes second round of sanctions on perpetrators of extremist settler violence against civilians in West Bank . 2024-06-27 . www.canada.ca.
13. Web site: thomasbeard . 2024-04-29 . US sanctions extremist elements in Israel . 2024-06-27 . Economist Intelligence Unit . en-GB.
14. Web site: Extremist Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, as well as violent activists, blocking humanitarian aid to Gaza: five individuals and three entities sanctioned under the EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime .
15. Web site: April 19, 2024 . Extremist settlers in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem: Council sanctions four individuals and two entities over serious human rights abuses against Palestinians . Council of the European Union.
16. Web site: April 19, 2024 . Extremist settlers in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem: Council sanctions four individuals and two entities over serious human rights abuses against Palestinians . Council of the European Union.
17. News: 2024-03-14 . US imposes sanctions on two Jewish settler outposts in West Bank . 2024-06-27 . Ynetnews . en.
18. Web site: Kampeas . Luke Tress, Ron . 2024-03-14 . US adds 3 Israeli settlers and, in a first, 2 West Bank outposts to sanctioned extremists list . 2024-06-27 . Jewish Telegraphic Agency . en-US.
19. Web site: Japan Set to Impose Sanctions on Israeli Settlers: NHK . July 23, 2024 . Dawn News English.
20. Web site: 2024-02-12 . UK sanctions 4 Israeli settlers accused of human rights abuses in West Bank . 2024-06-27 . AP News . en.
21. Web site: Imposing Further Sanctions to Promote Peace, Security, and Stability in the West Bank . 2024-06-27 . United States Department of State . en.
22. Web site: July 23, 2024 . Japan Set to Impose Sanctions on Israeli Settlers: NHK Dawn News English . Dawn News English.
23. Web site: U.S., EU Sanction Prominent Far-right Israeli Activists, NGOs That Fundraised for Previously Sanctioned West Bank Settlers . Haaretz.
24. Web site: 24 July 2024 . Autonomous Sanctions (Designated Persons and Entities and Declared Persons—Thematic Sanctions) Amendment (No. 4) Instrument 2024 .
25. Web site: Tress . Luke . 2024-04-19 . US sanctions far-right Israeli activist Bentzi Gopstein and 2 groups in latest round of West Bank penalties . 2024-06-27 . Jewish Telegraphic Agency . en-US.
26. Web site: UK sanctions extremist groups and individuals for settler violence in the West Bank . 2024-06-27 . GOV.UK . en.
27. Web site: April 19, 2024 . Extremist settlers in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem: Council sanctions four individuals and two entities over serious human rights abuses against Palestinians . Council of the European Union.
28. Web site: July 23, 2024 . Japan Set to Impose Sanctions on Israeli Settlers: NHK Dawn News English . Dawn News English.
29. Web site: 2024-10-01 . U.S. sanctions extremist West Bank settlers for violence against Palestinians . 2024-10-01 . PBS News . en-us.
30. News: Biden issues more Israeli settler sanctions ahead of Trump term . Al Jazeera . 18 Nov 2024.
31. Web site: Magid . Jacob . US sanctions far-right Israeli group behind attacks on aid convoys bound for Gaza . Times of Israel.
32. Web site: Imposing Sanctions for Dispossession and Violence in the West Bank . 2024-11-18 . United States Department of State . en.
33. Web site: 2024-04-19 . EU sanctions hilltop youth, Lehava for human rights violations in the West Bank . 2024-06-27 . The Jerusalem Post JPost.com . en.
34. Web site: Jacob . Magid . UK joins European Union in sanctioning supremacist Lehava group and extremist settlers . Times of Israel.
35. Web site: US sanctions Israeli firm NSO Group over spyware . 2024-06-27 . Al Jazeera . en.
36. Web site: New UK sanctions target illegal outposts and organisations supporting extremist Israeli settlers in the West Bank .
37. News: Lewis . Simon . US places sanctions on Israeli nonprofit, settler official over West Bank violence . Reuters . 28 August 2024.