• The US has imposed sanctions on the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and Palestinian Authority (PA).
• Sanctions include visa bans due to alleged support of terrorism and non-compliance with peace commitments.
• These measures are linked to the PA’s actions at international legal bodies against Israel.
• Palestinian officials denounce the sanctions as support for Israeli occupation and oppression.
• The conflict has intensified since October 2023, with significant casualties reported in Gaza.

The United States recently sanctioned the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and the Palestinian Authority (PA), citing their failure to comply with commitments under the PLO Commitments Compliance Act of 1989 and the Middle East Peace Commitments Act of 2002. The U.S. State Department criticized both organizations for actions that, according to them, "undermine the prospects for peace," including pursuing international legal action against Israel at the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the International Court of Justice (ICJ), thus "internationalizing the conflict" according to aa and trtglobal.

The sanctions specifically deny U.S. visas to PLO and PA members, which the State Department asserts is in the national security interest of the United States. They accuse these entities of ongoing support for terrorism through "incitement and glorification of violence" and failure to adhere to UN Security Council Resolutions 242 and 338, as stated by Indiatimes and trtglobal.