OFAC sanctions Israeli entities funding West Bank settler violence

The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned two Israeli entities for establishing fundraising campaigns for extremists fomenting violence in the West Bank.

OFAC designated Mount Hebron Fund and Shlom Asiraich for generating $140,000 and $31,000, respectively, on behalf of Yinon Levi and David Chai Chasdai, both of whom were designated in February for allegedly leading a riot that resulted in the death of a Palestinian civilian.

“Mount Hebron Fund and Shlom Asiraich generated tens of thousands of dollars for extremists responsible for destroying property, assaulting civilians, and violence against Palestinians,” said Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo in a press release Friday.