State Slaps Terrorist Designation on Palestinian Militant

The State Department named 'Abdallah al-Ashqar a Specially Designated Foreign Terrorist (here). State previously said al-Ashqar is a Palestinian militant loyal to the Mujahidin Shura Council in the Environs of Jerusalem, a sanctioned group (here). The designation includes prohibitions against knowingly providing, attempting or conspiring to provide material support or resources or engaging in transactions with the individual. The designations also freeze all property and interests of the entity in the U.S. or in the control of U.S. citizens. The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control put al-Ashqar on the Specially Designated Nationals List on Jan. 14 (see 1501150021).