(Times of Israel) Mitchell Bard - President Biden's executive order to sanction four Israelis for violence requires the U.S. to sanction thousands of Palestinians. The order is titled "Executive Order on Imposing Certain Sanctions on Persons Undermining Peace, Security, and Stability in the West Bank." The text says it applies to "any foreign person," not only Jews, "that threaten the peace, security, or stability of the West Bank" by "an act of violence or threat of violence targeting civilians" and applies to "a leader or official of an entity, including any government entity, that has engaged in, or whose members have engaged in, any of the activities." Since the IDF reported there were 25,257 Palestinian attacks against Israelis in the West Bank between 2019 and 2022, the U.S. has got a lot of sanctioning to do. The reality remains that the overwhelming majority of extremist violence is perpetrated against Jews, not Palestinians. The president's executive order could contribute to peace only if enforced fairly. The writer is Executive Director of the American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise (AICE).
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