(Wall Street Journal) Editorial - The anti-Israel U.S. sanctions regime, pitched as picking off a few bad actors, has expanded rapidly. The latest target is Hashomer Yosh ("The Guardians of Judea and Samaria"), a large volunteer group that protects West Bank farming outposts from theft, arson and other attacks. From January to June, Israelis faced 109 shootings, 299 IEDs, 456 Molotov cocktails and 1,868 stonings from Palestinians, according to Rescuers Without Borders. In the West Bank, the attacks killed 13 Israelis and injured 155. The U.S. is now debanking their security guards. Hashomer Yosh isn't accused of violence. The logic is that the State Department earlier sanctioned a few West Bank farms, which are among those that Hashomer Yosh's volunteers serve. Oct. 7 proved the necessity of community defense. Removing the Israeli defenders is asking for a repeat of the slaughter. Meanwhile, the military wing of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah party took responsibility for two car bombings last Friday, contending with Hamas for credit. Any new sanctions on Fatah officials? Nope.
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