The United States has imposed sanctions on two Israeli entities for helping raise tens of thousands of dollars for two sanctioned settlers in the occupied West Bank.
In a statement, Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo said: “Such acts by these organisations undermine the peace, security, and stability of the West Bank. We will continue to use our tools to hold those responsible accountable.”
According to the treasury, the Mount Hebron Fund launched an online fundraising campaign that raised $140,000 for settler Yinon Levi after he was sanctioned on February 1 for leading a group of violent settlers who assaulted Palestinian and Bedouin civilians, Al Jazeera reported.
The second entity, Shlom Asiraich, raised $31,000 on a crowdfunding website for David Chai Chasdai, who the US said initiated and led a riot in Huwara that resulted in the death of a Palestinian civilian.
