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This bill proposes a comprehensive sanctions framework targeting foreign governments and officials who refuse to provide humanitarian entry to Palestinians from Gaza. The bill, titled the "Make Gaza Great Again Act", empowers the President to impose sanctions on foreign persons who reject U.S. requests to accept Palestinian refugees. These sanctions include blocking property transactions involving sanctioned individuals, revoking their U.S. visas, and preventing their entry into the United States. The President must submit a list of uncooperative foreign representatives to congressional committees within 60 days and update it annually for five years. Sanctioned individuals would be inadmissible to the U.S. and have their existing visas automatically canceled. The President retains the ability to waive sanctions if deemed in the national interest, and must report on such waivers every 120 days. Additionally, the bill allows the President to suspend major non-NATO ally designations and foreign assistance for countries declining to accept Palestinian refugees. Importantly, the bill explicitly excludes Israel from these sanctions. The sanctions authority would sunset after five years, and specific exemptions exist for national security and intelligence activities. The bill aims to create diplomatic pressure on Middle Eastern states to provide humanitarian support for Palestinians from Gaza.

Military Affairs and Security

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