Letter clarifying policy comes after several banks denied those sanctioned access to their assets, infuriating treasury chief, who threatened to take revenge on PA, source says

The sanctions have infuriated Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, who characterized them as a draconian obstruction of Israeli sovereignty. In response, the far-right lawmaker threatened to take steps in his capacity as head of the treasury that would significantly impede the Palestinian economy, the Israeli official added, confirming a Thursday report in the Israel Hayom daily.

Ostensibly wary of such retaliatory actions, the US administration agreed to send a letter to the Finance Ministry clarifying that the sanctions were not intended to cut off those targeted from the entirety of their assets.

  • BuelldozerAEnglish
    34·
    8 months ago

    Without American weapons israel is completely donezo.

    Nope, they’ll transition to Russia or China as their primary defense partner. Some people argue that it’s already happening.

    • Linkerbaan@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      43·
      8 months ago

      Those countries are allied with Iran though. Their recent votes and anti israel language at the UN signals the exact opposite. China and Russia are moving away from israel.