This bill would require the President to block certain foreign persons’ property and transactions under U.S. jurisdiction if they are found responsible for, involved in, or knowingly facilitating Israeli settlement construction and related activity in the E1 area of the West Bank. Covered activity includes construction, related infrastructure, moving Israeli civilians into the area, and financing or planning. The President could also sanction people who support or are controlled by those sanctioned. Humanitarian and specified intelligence activities are exempt. The sanctions would end seven years after enactment.
The bill targets foreign persons and property connected to the United States. It does not describe new duties for the general public. People and organizations in the United States could face penalties for violating related restrictions.
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The bill’s findings say that settlement construction in the E1 area could break up Palestinian territorial connections and threaten the possibility of a future Palestinian state. No publicly available information identifies additional proponents’ views.
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