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Executive Order 14115 - Executive Order on Imposing Certain Sanctions on Persons Undermining Peace, Security, and Stability in the West Bank

Date issued: Feb. 01 2024

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Executive Order on Imposing Certain Sanctions on Persons Undermining Peace, Security, and Stability in the West Bank

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA), the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) (NEA), section 212(f) and section 215(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (8 U.S.C. 1182(f) and 8 U.S.C. 1185(a)), and section 301 of title 3, United States Code,

I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, find that the situation in the West Bank — in particular high levels of extremist settler violence, forced displacement of people and villages, and property destruction — has reached intolerable levels and constitutes a serious threat to the peace, security, and stability of the...

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TURBOFAC Commentary (723 words)

Notes:

1) BACKGROUND

See https://www.state.gov/further-measures-to-promote-peace-security-and-stability-in-the-west-bank/ and https://www.state.gov/announcement-of-further-measures-to-promote-peace-security-and-stability-in-the-west-bank/, which announce the issuance of the EO. This is the first OFAC-administered sanctions program that specifically targets activities occurring in Israel and the Palestinian territories.

2) THE BLOCKING PORTION OF THE EO

a) In General

Sec. 1 of the EO is a standard blocking order. As of 2-1-24, this is one of a handful of list-based executive orders containing blocking prohibitions that are yet to be incorporated into implementing regulations.

i) Sec. 1 Blocking Prohibitions

As noted above, the EO is not incorporated in any sanctions regulations. For discussion on the way in which the blocking aspect of this EO should be interpreted in the absence of regulations incorporating the EO, see General Note on "Abbreviated Regulations"...