U.S. Steps Up Financial Pressure on Hamas

(AP/Washington Post) Josef Federman - The U.S. government barred Americans from doing most business with the new Hamas-led Palestinian government, officials said Friday. The U.S. Treasury Department said, "transactions with the Palestinian Authority by U.S. persons are prohibited, unless licensed," basing the decision on "existing terrorism sanctions."


2006-04-17 00:00:00

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