Posted on 07/11/24
| News Source: Arutz-7
Embarrassment for the US government: After announcing sanctions against two leaders of Tzav 9, it was discovered that the sanctions were mistakenly imposed against an Israeli citizen with a name similar to one of the leaders of the Tzav 9 organization.
Aviad Sarid from Revava was surprised to discover that sanctions were imposed on him, even though he is not connected at all to Tzav 9.
The deputy head of the Samaria Regional Council, Davidi Ben Zion, responded: "Sarid is a resident of Samaria, an active reservist who is not involved with Tzav 9. His only 'sin' is that he bears a similar same name as a Tzav 9 activist. This is a crazy. Forget about the fact that Biden's sanctions are a threat to every citizen and reservist in Israel, now an ordinary citizen is paying the price because of US harassment."
Earlier the US Treasury Department announced that it had imposed additional sanctions on Israelis – including on a woman for the first time – Reut Ben Haim, a 38-year-old mother of eight, a member of Tzav 9, and a resident of Netivot. Apart from Ben Haim, sanctions were also imposed on Aviad Sarid – but, as mentioned, they were supposed to be imposed on a person with the same name from Revava.
The Americans announced the imposition of sanctions also against the Lehava organization, the Hanoch Farm, Havat Meitarim, Nerya’s farm, Issachar Man, and his farm in the southern Hebron hills.