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September 25, 2026

Israel Should Prepare Itself for an Economic and Financial Onslaught

America’s powerful sanctions machine could be turned against Jerusalem.

The Norwegian government recently submitted a bill to parliament that would criminalize any commerce with Jews living in the areas Israel captured from Jordan in the Six-Day War. On Tuesday, the Netherlands put into force a ban on the import of, or trade in, goods originating from the same territories, as well as from the Golan Heights; violators can receive up to six years imprisonment. And, as mentioned previously in this space, Britain has begun its own economic warfare against certain Israelis. Such measures might only be the beginning, and Mark Dubowitz considers the frightening possibility that the U.S. might one day follow suit:

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