US Treasury Sanctions Hamas-Linked People and Entities

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The Spin

Pro-establishment narrative

Hamas is a terrorist group that has carried out a brutal and unscrupulous massacre of Israeli civilians, so the US must do whatever it can to deny these terrorists the ability to raise funds for their goal of terrorizing the Israeli people. These sanctions will help disrupt the group's funding for further attacks.

Establishment-critical narrative

Western powers may talk about international law, national sovereignty, and human rights, but all they care about is exploiting other nations — and sanctions are merely a tool to do this. It's outrageous that the US, which has largely remained silent on Israeli actions against those struggling under occupation in the besieged Gaza, picks and chooses when to adhere to its "rules-based" order.

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