US Imposes Sanctions on Palestinian Authority Officials and Members of the PLO

SadaNews Translation - The U.S. Department of State announced in a statement today, Thursday, that the United States has imposed sanctions on officials in the Palestinian Authority and members of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), accusing them of undermining peace efforts.

The statement added that this move prevents the targeted individuals from obtaining visas to travel to the United States.

The statement continued: "It is in our national security interest to impose consequences and hold the PLO and the Palestinian Authority accountable for failing to meet their commitments and undermining peace prospects."

According to the details of the statement as translated by SadaNews: The Department of State informed Congress that the PLO and the Palestinian Authority are not complying with their commitments under the Palestine Liberation Organization Compliance Act of 1989 (PLOCCA) and the Middle East Peace Commitments Act of 2002 (MEPCA), including taking and supporting actions in international organizations that undermine and contradict previous commitments supporting Security Council Resolutions 242 and 338, taking actions to internationalize their conflict with Israel, such as the International Criminal Court and the International Court of Justice, and continuing to support terrorism, including incitement to violence and glorification (especially in textbooks), according to SadaNews translation, and providing payments and benefits in support of terrorism to Palestinian terrorists and their families.

It continued: "The U.S. imposes sanctions that prevent the granting of visas to members of the PLO and Palestinian Authority officials in accordance with Section 604 (a) (1) of the MEPCA."