E. Rowell: This article is a follow up to previous articles on Israpundit regarding the threat made by the US to sanction the Netzah Yehuda Battalion of the IDF.
“This will have no impact on our support for Israel’s ability to defend itself against Hamas, Iran, Hezbollah or other threats,” the U.S. secretary of state wrote to House Speaker Mike Johnson.
By Andrew Bernard, JNS 26 April

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken hosts an International Women’s Day Reception at the Department of State in Washington, March 8, 2024. Photo by Chuck Kennedy/U.S. State Department
The U.S. State Department is engaged with Israel to find a path to “remediation” for an Israel Defense Forces unit that it has determined is credibly accused of “gross human-rights violations,” according to a letter JNS viewed.
Antony Blinken, the U.S. secretary of state, stated in the letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Saturday that it is his assessment that some IDF units might be in violation of U.S. law, but that would not affect U.S. military support to Israel.
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