The Yesha Council made an unusual request of Israel’s State Comptroller on Monday, urging him to review how Israel’s government deals with sanctions against Israeli citizens by foreign countries.
In a letter to State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman, Yisrael Ganz, governor of the Binyamin Regional Council and chairman of the Yesha Council, pointed out the “worrying phenomenon” over the last several months of foreign states, with which Israel maintains relations, imposing sanctions against law-abiding Israeli citizens and legitimate organizations. All these foreign countries are motivated by politics.
The letter is a product of growing frustration on the part of the Yesha Council with what it perceives as Israeli government inaction on the issue.
No matter what the motivation is for these friendly countries, none should be dictating to Israel on how to run its sovereign nation. Israel is being attacked from every possible angle in the current war it fights against terrorism and this “worrying phenomenon” too must be won.