List of sanctions involving Israel
This is a list of economic sanctions involving Israel.
Background
Israeli settler violence received greater attention by the US government following the outbreak of the Gaza war in October 2023.[1] While Rights groups have demanded US Secretary of State Blinken to punish Israeli settlement groups for their actions against Palestinians in the West Bank, many have also stressed that the sanctions do not go far enough because the Israeli government supports the settlements itself.[2] During a visit to Israel on 30 November, Blinken raised concerns over the lack of action by the Israeli government regarding violent settlers.[1] On 5 December 2023, Blinken introduced new visa restrictions regarding entry to the US of persons who committed acts of violence in the West Bank.[3] On 1 February 2024, US President Biden issued an executive order due to high levels of settler violence, forced displacement of Palestinians, and property destruction in the West Bank. The order imposes sanctions on foreign persons determined to be responsible for or complicit in actions that threaten the peace, security, or stability of the West Bank. It blocks their property interests in the US, suspends their entry into the country and prohibits transactions with sanctioned persons. The stated objective is to address events regarded by the administration as "an unusual and extraordinary threat" undermining US foreign policy objectives and threatening security in the region.[4]
Sanctions were announced in February 2024 by the United Kingdom against extremist Israeli settlers who have violently attacked Palestinians in the West Bank. The sanctions include financial and travel restrictions with four settlers being sanctioned initially after documentation showed they engaged in systematic intimidation and violence against Palestinians; at times at gunpoint, to make them leave their homes.[5] Further sanctions against violent settlers were announced by the European Union on 19 April 2024, as the European Council blacklisted the right-wing organizations Lehava and Hilltop Youth and the individuals Meir Ettinger, Elisha Yered, Neria Ben Pazi and Yinon Levi.[6] Because of violence against Palestinians in the West Bank and Jerusalem on 28 February, France imposed sanctions against extremist Israeli settlers, including a ban on entering French territory. Also, Emanuel Macron's office said they are considering extending sanctions on Israeli settlers.[7]
In May 2025, the United Kingdom, France, and Canada threatened sanctions against Israel over Israel's blockade of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip.[8] In an open letter to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on 26 May 2025, more than 800 lawyers, university professors and former judges called on the British government to impose sanctions on the Israeli government and its ministers and take steps to "prevent and punish genocide" in Gaza.[9]
In May 2025, Dutch Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp argued that Israel's blockade of the Gaza Strip was a violation of international law and therefore of the EU–Israel Association Agreement. There were increasing calls for the full suspension of the association agreement.[10] On 15 July 2025, the EU's top diplomat Kaja Kallas and the foreign ministers of the EU member states decided not to take any action against Israel over alleged Israeli war crimes in the Gaza war and settler violence in the West Bank.[11] The proposed sanctions against Israel included suspending the EU-Israel Association Agreement, suspending visa-free travel, or blocking imports from Israeli settlements.[12][13] Israel considered the EU's decision not to impose sanctions on Israel as a diplomatic victory.[14]
As of July 2025, Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich are the most high-profile Israeli nationals to face sanctions.[15]
Individuals
| Picture | Names | By | Actions against | Reason | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Chai Chasdei |  United States
|
violence against Palestinians in the West Bank | February 2024
May 2024 (Canada) July 2024 (Australia) |
[16][17][18] | ||
| Yinon Levi | United States
|
violence against Palestinians in the West Bank | 2024 | [16][17][18][19][20][21] | ||
|
Bentzi Gopstein | United States
|
violence against Palestinians in the West Bank | 2024 | [22][23][24] | |
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|
violence against Palestinians in the West Bank | 2024 (Canada)
2025 (United Kingdom) |
[22][23][25] | |
| Elisha Yered | Canada
|
violence against Palestinians in the West Bank | May 2024 (United Kingdom)
June 2024 July 2024 (Australia) |
[22][23][26][17][27] | ||
| Ely Federman | Canada
|
violence against Palestinians in the West Bank | June 2024 | [22][23] | ||
| Meir Mordechai Ettinger | Canada
|
violence against Palestinians in the West Bank | June 2024 | [22][23][28] | ||
| Einan Tanjil | United States
|
violence against Palestinians in the West Bank | 2024 | [16][22][23][17] | ||
| Shalom Zicherman | United States
|
violence against Palestinians in the West Bank | 2024 | [16][22][23] | ||
| Moshe Sharvit | United States
|
violence against Palestinians in the West Bank | March 2024
May 2024 (Canada) |
[18][29][30][31] | ||
| Zvi Bar Yosef | United States
|
attempts to engage in violence against Palestinians in the West Bank. | March 2024
May 2024 (Canada) July 2024 (Australia) |
[17][18][30][32][33][34] | ||
| Meir Chai David Ettinger | United States
|
responsible for serious human rights abuses against Palestinians | April 2024
July 2024 (Australia) |
[35] [36] | ||
|
Noam Federman |  United Kingdom Canada
|
radical settler activist and former leader and spokesperson of the now-defunct Kach party | May 2024
September 2024 (Canada) |
[27][37] | |
| Neria ben Pazi |  Japan
|
violence against Palestinians in the West Bank | May 2024 (United Kingdom)
July 2024 September 2024 (Canada) |
[17][27][37][38][39] | ||
| Isachsar Manne |  European Union
|
Founded the unauthorized Manne farm outpost in the South Hebron Hills | July 2024 | [40] | ||
| Baruch Marzel | European Union
|
Member of the far-right political party “Otzma Yehudit”. Formerly leader of the Kahane party that was banned by the Israeli authorities in 1994. | July 2024 | [41] | ||
| Eden Levi | Canada United Kingdom
|
participating in or facilitating acts of harassment and violence | September 2024 | [27][37] | ||
| Shlomo Sarid | Canada
|
participating in or facilitating acts of harassment and violence | September 2024 | [37] | ||
| Eitan Yardeni | United States
|
violence against Palestinians in the West Bank | October 2024 | [42] | ||
| Avichai Suissa | United States
|
violence against Palestinians in the West Bank, leader of Hashomer Yosh/Hilltop Youth | October 2024 | [42] | ||
| Shabtai Koshlevsky | United States
|
role in violence against civilians or in destruction or expropriation in the West Bank. | November 2024 | [43] | ||
| Zohar Sabah | United States
|
threats and violence against Palestinians, including in their homes, and a school (US)
Acts of aggression and violence against Palestinian individuals (UK) |
November 2024
May 2025 |
[43][44] | ||
| Harel Libi | United Kingdom
|
acts of aggression and violence against Palestinian individuals | May 2025 | [44] | ||
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Itamar Ben Gvir | United Kingdom
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travel bans, | Aggression and violence against Palestinian individuals in the West Bank | June 2025, July 2025 | [45][46][47] |
|
Bezalel Smotrich | United Kingdom
|
travel bans, | Aggression and violence against Palestinian individuals in the West Bank | June 2025, July 2025 | [45][48][49] |
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Bodies
| Picture | Name | By | Actions against | Reason | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tsav 9 | United States
|
disrupting aid | February 2024 | [16][50] | ||
| Amana | Canada
|
extremist settler violence against civilians in West Bank | June 2024 (Canada)
October 2024 (United Kingdom) Began November 2024, rescinded January 2025 (US) |
[22][51][52] | ||
|
Hilltop Youth | United States
|
involved in deadly attacks against Palestinians in 2015 and 2023 | June 2024
July 2024 (Australia) |
[22][53][17] | |
| Lehava | United States
|
engaged in destabilizing violence affecting the West Bank | April 2024
June 2024 (Canada) |
[22][54][55] | ||
| Mount Hebron Fund | United States Canada
|
launching fundraising campaigns in support of sanctioned extremists | April 2024 (US)
September 2024 (Canada) |
[54][37] | ||
| Shlom Asiraich | United States Canada
|
launching fundraising campaigns in support of sanctioned extremists | April 2024
September 2024 (Canada) |
[54][37] | ||
| NSO Group | United States
|
spyware | November 2021 | [56] | ||
| Od Yosef Chai | United Kingdom
|
encouraging violence against non-Jews | October 2024 | [51] | ||
| Hashomer Yosh | United States United Kingdom
|
Providing material support to an unauthorized outpost in the West Bank that is already under sanctions | August 2024 (US)
October 2024 (United Kingdom) |
[51][57] | ||
| Nachala | United Kingdom
|
threatening, perpetrating, promoting and supporting, acts of aggression and violence against Palestinian individuals | May 2025 | [58] | ||
| Coco’s Farm | United Kingdom
|
Serious abuse of the right of individuals not to be subjected to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment | May 2025 | [44] | ||
|
Neria’s Farm | United Kingdom
|
Serious abuse of the right of individuals not to be subjected to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment | May 2025 | [44] | |
| Libi Construction and Infrastructure | United Kingdom
|
Establishment of illegal outposts resulting in the forced displacement of Palestinians | May 2025 | [44] | ||
| Tirzah Valley Farm Outpost (Moshe’s Farm) | Canada United Kingdom
|
participating in or facilitating acts of harassment and violence | June 2024 (Canada)
October 2024 (United Kingdom) |
[22][51] | ||
| Zvi’s Farm | Canada
|
participating in or facilitating acts of harassment and violence | June 2024 | [22] | ||
| Torat Lechima | United Kingdom
|
supported, incited and promoted violence against Palestinian communities | October 2024 | [51] | ||
| Meitarim Outpost | United Kingdom
|
supported, incited and promoted violence against Palestinian communities | October 2024 | [51] | ||
| Shuvi Eretz Outpost | United Kingdom
|
supported, incited and promoted violence against Palestinian communities | October 2024 | [51] |
See also
- Anti-BDS laws
- Boycotts of Israel
- American Studies Association's boycott of Israel
- Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions
- List of sanctions involving Australia
- Kahanism
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