Just days before his term ends, President Joe Biden and top U.S. officials are being sued by US citizens living in Judea and Samaria following U.S. government sanctions on some residents of the area.
Jewish legal organizations, including The National Jewish Advocacy Center, together with two law firms, filed the lawsuit in a Columbia court on behalf of several American citizens residing in Judea and Samaria. Among the plaintiffs are Yitzhak Levi Filant and Isaschar Manne, both American citizens from Judea and Samaria.
The U.S. government sanctioned Philant in August 2024 for “malign activities outside the scope of his authority,” adding that ”in February 2024, he led a group of armed settlers to set up roadblocks and conduct patrols to pursue and attack Palestinians in their lands and forcefully expel them from their lands.” Filant’s lawyers claim he has never acted violently against Palestinians, and the accusations are unfounded.
The fact is that these “settlers” living in Judea and Samaria are Jewish residents of Israeli. They are not violent terrorists. They live, work and protect their homes, families and the land they are entitled to live on. The false accusations against Jewish residents in Judea and Samaria are being heavily fueled by organizations like Democracy for Arab World Now. This is an organization whose board members have ties to radical Muslim Brotherhood elements and have even praised Hamas. Need we say more?
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Judea and Samaria residents sue Biden admin. for sanctions, by Nissan Tzur/Israel National News