US Warns Countries Boycotting West Bank Goods May Face Sanctions
Translated & summarized from Hamal by baba
Assistant U.S. Attorney General Hermit Dillon warned that countries boycotting goods from the West Bank risk U.S. sanctions while President Donald Trump is in office. Dillon described these boycotts as part of the BDS movement and as antisemitic. This is the first time the Trump administration has threatened sanctions over such boycotts. The comments were made during a press briefing in Washington.
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- Countries boycotting West Bank goods risk U.S. sanctions under President Trump, warned Hermit Dillon.
- Dillon called West Bank boycotts part of the BDS movement and a form of antisemitism.
- This is the first time the Trump administration has threatened sanctions over such boycotts.
- The warning was issued during a press briefing in Washington.
- Dillon stated she does not set policy but believes Trump shares her view.
Countries boycotting goods from Judea and Samaria (West Bank) risk retaliatory sanctions from the United States as long as President Donald Trump is in office, Assistant U.S. Attorney General Hermit Dillon warned Tuesday. Speaking at a briefing in Washington, Dillon characterized such boycotts as part of the BDS movement and as antisemitic.
"I think any country that does this risks, as long as President Trump is in power, retaliatory or equivalent sanctions," she stated. Dillon clarified that she does not set policy on the matter but believes Trump has expressed similar sentiments. "I see BDS, and in my opinion, most people in my administration see it, as a form of antisemitism, and that's how we call it," she added.
This marks the first time the Trump administration has responded to boycotts with a threat of sanctions, having previously limited comments to "We will look into it." The remarks were made during a press briefing in Washington.
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