FinCEN alert flags Israeli extremists fomenting violence in West Bank

The Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued an alert addressing the financing of Israeli extremist settler violence against Palestinians in the West Bank.

The alert, issued Thursday, aims to guide U.S. financial institutions in identifying and reporting suspicious activity associated with the funding of such violence.

“Financial institutions can play a critical role in detecting and reporting potential suspicious activity related to the financing of Israeli extremist settler violence,” said FinCEN Director Andrea Gacki in a press release. “The U.S. financial system should be protected from those who seek to support or perpetrate violence and bring further instability to the West Bank.”