US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas last month that he’ll be designating two Israeli groups as foreign terrorist organizations, according to a Channel 14 News report on Sunday based on Palestinian sources.
The two organizations are the anti-assimilation organization Lehava led by Bentzi Gopstein and La Familia, a group of fans of the Beitar Jerusalem soccer group who are known for their violent acts and racism.
Blinken also told Abbas that the Israeli government is also working to declare the two organizations as terrorist entities. Defense Minister Benny Gantz has spoken about making efforts to outlaw both organizations, especially Lehava.
The sources also reported that during Abbas’s meeting with US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Barbara Leaf two weeks ago, Abbas expressed fury over the US’ intention to exclude the Kach organization from the list of terror organizations while refusing to remove the PLO from the list of terror organizations.
Leaf’s meeting with Abbas must have been a particularly unpleasant one as Abbas also expressed his fury over “unilateral and provocative steps” by Israel, including the “flag march” and the “violation of the Al-Aqsa mosque.” Additionally, Abbas slammed the Biden administration for failing to advance “peace talks” and fulfill its promises of reopening the PA consulate and the PLO’s diplomatic mission in Washington.
Abbas then threatened to retaliate against Israel by halting security cooperation or even halting the PA’s recognition of Israel.
It was after that meeting that the US asked Israel to halt any actions that could lead to tensions with the Palestinian Authority ahead of President Biden’s visit next month.
(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)
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PFFFFTTT!!!!!!!
Israel should not capitulate one bit. All of Eretz Yisrael belongs to us.
Fully annex all of Areas A, B, and C and immediately expel all the “Palestinians” to Jordan; anyone who fights back or refuses to leave should be killed on the spot.
What perversion and dishonesty. Lehava is not in any way terrorist. Calling it that whitewashes all actual terrorists. But it’s of a piece with the Biden administration’s cynical and dishonest attempts to portray groups like the Oath Keepers and Proud Boys as “white supremacists” and “terrorists”. Lehava simply fights against intermarriage and assimilation. To goyim like Blinken and Gantz that makes it a terrorist group.
Blinken. Not much to say other than YOU ARE NOT WELCOME EVER
Blinken will need a road map to find his jewishness ___ I have no good wishes or thoughts for this person or his family…….one can not separate evil from its egg or nest….this one has it in for Jews and Israel, may Hashem block all roads and avenues from this or another fool who wishes to destroy Israel and the Jewish race
What about the iran irgcc revaletunary guards
That were just take off the list total hypocrisy!