US/EU sanctions on the far-right, with Netzah Yehuda next in line?
The United States and the EU on Friday imposed sanctions on Bentzi Gopstein, an ally of national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, and two entities that raised money for Israeli men accused of settler violence, the latest actions aimed against those Washington blames for an escalation of West Bank violence.
.According to the U.S.-based news outlet Axios, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is also expected to announce for the first time sanctions against the IDF ultra-Orthodox combat unit Netzah Yehuda battalion for alleged human rights violations against Palestinians in the West Bank…
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