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Executive Order 14115

Imposing Certain Sanctions on Persons Undermining Peace, Security, and Stability in the West Bank

This executive order declares a national emergency and imposes blocking sanctions and visa restrictions on foreign persons determined to be responsible for or complicit in extremist settler violence, forced displacement, property destruction, or other actions undermining peace and stability in the West Bank. The order authorizes the Secretary of State and Secretary of the Treasury to designate individuals and entities, freeze their U.S.-based assets, and bar their entry into the United States.

Federal Register Open PDF 89 FR 7605

Impact dates

  1. Entry implementation procedures by Secretary of Homeland Security

  2. Recurring and final congressional reports on national emergency

  3. Rules and regulations promulgation by Secretary of Treasury

  4. Visa implementation procedures by Secretary of State

Key directives

  • Block all property and interests in property of designated foreign persons (Section 1)
  • Suspend entry of designated noncitizens into the United States (Section 4)
  • Prohibit donations of articles specified in IEEPA section 203(b)(2) to blocked persons (Section 6)
  • Secretary of Treasury to promulgate rules and regulations in consultation with Secretary of State (Section 9)
  • All executive departments and agencies to take appropriate measures to implement (Section 9)
  • Secretary of Treasury to submit recurring and final reports to Congress (Section 11)

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • Asset blocking takes effect upon designation
  • Visa suspension applies upon determination under Section 1 criteria
  • No prior notice required for listings per Section 8

Near term (90d)

  • Secretary of Treasury to promulgate rules and regulations
  • Secretary of State to establish visa implementation procedures
  • Secretary of Homeland Security to establish entry procedures

Long term

  • Potential expansion of sanctions designations based on ongoing determinations
  • Recurring congressional reports on the national emergency
  • Sustained impact on U.S. policy toward Israeli-Palestinian conflict and two-state solution viability

Risks & tensions

  • No explicit deadlines specified in text; implementation timelines are discretionary
  • Potential tension with Israeli government over sanctions on settlers
  • Vague standard for 'failing to enforce policies' in Section 1(a)(i)(A) could create uncertainty about scope
  • Waiver authority in Section 4(a) allows broad exceptions for entry, creating implementation inconsistency risk
  • Order frames West Bank violence as threat to U.S. national security, which may be contested
Executive Order 14115: Imposing Certain Sanctions on Persons Undermining Peace, Security, and Stability in the West Bank · Executive Orders