{"id":2226115,"date":"2024-04-20T16:53:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-20T20:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-to-announce-first-sanctions-against-an-idf-unit-over-actions-in-west-bank\/"},"modified":"2024-04-20T16:55:31","modified_gmt":"2024-04-20T20:55:31","slug":"us-to-announce-first-sanctions-against-an-idf-unit-over-actions-in-west-bank","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-to-announce-first-sanctions-against-an-idf-unit-over-actions-in-west-bank\/","title":{"rendered":"The US is set to unveil its inaugural sanctions targeting an IDF unit for activities in the West Bank"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">38<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fus-to-announce-first-sanctions-against-an-idf-unit-over-actions-in-west-bank%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2226115&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The United States is poised to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-urges-myanmars-military-to-relinquish-power-release-officials\/\" title=\"Joe Biden urges Myanmar\u2019s military to relinquish power, release officials\">impose sanctions<\/a> on an IDF unit, the 97th Netzah Yehuda \u2063Battalion, as reported by Axios. These sanctions are linked to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/human-rights-groups-demand-united-nations-sanction-china-for-uyghur-repression\/\" title=\"Human rights groups urge UN to sanction China over Uyghur repression.\">human rights \u2062violations<\/a> \u200din the West Bank before October 7, 2023, distinct from actions during the\u200b Gaza conflict. The battalion comprises ultra-Orthodox Jews and has\u2062 started \u200caccepting far-right youth due to low enlistment\u2062 rates. The United \u2063States is\u2063 set to impose sanctions on the IDF&#8217;s 97th Netzah \u2064Yehuda Battalion for \u2064human rights violations in the West Bank pre-October 7, 2023,\u200c separate from Gaza actions. The battalion, comprising ultra-Orthodox Jews, has expanded to \u200cinclude\u200c far-right youth because of low enlistment rates among the ultra-Orthodox community.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>In a historic first, the United States is set to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/sanctions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"sanction\">sanction<\/a> a unit of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/idf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"sanction\">Israel Defense Forces<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>According to three sources <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/04\/20\/us-israel-sanctions-idf-west-bank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"speaking with\">speaking with<\/a> <em>Axios<\/em>, Secretary of State Antony Blinken will announce sanctions against the IDF\u2019s 97th Netzah Yehuda Battalion. Notably, the sanctions are not due to any actions during the war in Gaza, but rather <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-republicans-call-for-moving-olympics-from-china-citing-genocide\/\" title=\"Senate Republicans Call For Moving Olympics From China, Citing Genocide\">human rights abuses committed<\/a> in the West Bank before Oct. 7, 2023.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>This photo released by the Israeli military on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023, shows ground operations inside the Gaza Strip. (Israel Defense Forces via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The battalion is made up of ultra-Orthodox Jews with an emphasis on accommodating their religious practices. Following the low enlistment rates among ultra-Orthodox Jews, the battalion recently began to accept far-right youth who were rejected from other combat units. It has not been involved in active combat operations in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>Among the human rights abuses cited was its involvement in the death of elderly Palestinian American Omar Assad, who died after he was handcuffed, gagged, and forced to lie on his stomach for an extended period. Israel launched an investigation into the incident but <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/israel-palestinians-american-death-west-bank-debbda0add8f777b045ca8b55034d77f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"decided against\">decided against<\/a> pursuing criminal charges against anyone involved, choosing only to \u201creprimand\u201d one of the commanders.<\/p>\n<p>The sanctions against the unit will prohibit it from receiving any U.S. military aid, participating in activities receiving American funding, and taking part in training with the U.S. military.<\/p>\n<p>Several other units were investigated by the U.S. for abuses but cleared after remedying the behavior. The sanctions against the Netzah Yehuda Battalion will be removed if they are seen to have taken credible moves to remedy the problem as well.<\/p>\n<p>The unit was moved from the West Bank to the Golan Heights after reports of widespread abuses against other Palestinian civilians.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Though this is the first instance of the U.S. sanctioning an IDF military unit, it is not the first sanctioning of Israelis. The Biden administration previously sanctioned Israeli settlers for attacks against Palestinians in the West Bank.<\/p>\n<p>The Biden administration has sought to balance its own support for Israel with the concerns of progressive voters, who allege Israel is committing genocide in the Gaza Strip. So far, they have been outraged at Biden\u2019s handling of the war, and many are threatening to withhold their votes in November if changes are not made.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a historic move, the United States will sanction Israel&#8217;s IDF unit, the 97th Netzah Yehuda Battalion. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is expected to make the announcement, as reported by Axios sources. 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