The Postal Bank seized and closed the account of David Hai Hasdai, one of the four settlers on whom the American government imposed sanctions on the grounds that they engaged in 'violence against Arabs.'.
This is a joint account between Hasdai and his wife.
He said, "The fact that a government bank decides to seize settlers' accounts due to pressure from extreme left-wing organizations and a hostile American administration is inconceivable, but the fact that this is happening under the tenure of a right-wing government just after the greatest massacre in the country's history is a national disgrace.".
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National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir responded: "Restricting the bank accounts of settlers without explanation and justice is crossing a red line that must not be allowed. The CEOs of the banks are being dragged along by statements from external parties and are implementing them in practice. I call on the responsible parties in Israel to act immediately to return the bank accounts of the settlers that were closed. We greatly respect and appreciate our allies in the world, but we must not let anyone else run the State of Israel.".
The Bank of Israel today supported the banks' decision to act in accordance with the sanctions imposed by the US on the four - and to freeze their bank accounts.
Yinon Levy, one of the Israelis on whom the US imposed sanctions on claims that he took part in extreme settler violence against Palestinians and whose bank account was frozen, was interviewed this morning on the 'Kelman Lieberman' program, claiming that the charges against him are "nonsense and a campaign by leftists and anarchists.".
. Currently, Bank Leumi has completely blocked both of Yinon Levy's accounts. The Postal Bank has completely blocked David Hai Hasdai's account, and Bank Hapoalim has banned the two other Israelis on the list from making credit transactions abroad.
