Hamas Government Is Off-Limits to Americans
The U.S. government has barred Americans from doing most business with the Hamas-led Palestinian government, officials said.
A U.S. Treasury Department memorandum said that “transactions with the Palestinian Authority by U.S. persons are prohibited, unless licensed.” It said the decision was based on “existing terrorism sanctions.”
Palestinian officials condemned the decision, which Treasury officials said was approved as a “clarification of an existing provision that forbids Americans from doing business with Hamas.”
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