USA imposes sanctions on PLO members

The USA government's finally taken proper steps in dealing with the PLO, imposing much needed sanctions on the demonic entity that was just as responsible for murders of non-Jewish victims as victims who were of Jewish background (Hat tip: Jihad Watch):

The United States will impose sanctions on several members of the Palestinian Authority and the Palestine Liberation Organization, the State Department said on Thursday.

The State Department announced it had reported to Congress that neither the PLO nor the PA complied with their commitments under the PLO Commitments Compliance Act of 1989 and the Middle East Peace Commitments Act of 2002.

The offenses listed included “taking actions to internationalize its conflict with Israel” through the International Criminal Court and International Court of Justice, as well as supporting and glorifying violence, particularly in textbooks, and the pay-to-slay program.

The move prevents those targeted from receiving visas to travel to the United States, the statement said. “It is in our national security interests to impose consequences and hold the PLO and PA accountable for not complying with their commitments and undermining the prospects for peace.”

The State Department did not confirm which individuals would be sanctioned.

This comes after the USA government set sanctions on Iran-linked sources, along with the UN delegate Francesca Albanese, and it's about time. For a long time, the PLO was given diplomatic immunity they didn't deserve, and this can be a vital step in shutting them down altogether, as they should be.

Update: here's more commentary from Hugh Fitzgerald on the subject.