The orchestrated campaign against Jewish residents in Judea and Samaria has reached a new peak of cynicism, with illegal aliens in the United States attempting to leverage anti-Israel smears targeting Judea and Samaria to evade American law enforcement.
1+Tareq Zakarneh, a 44-year-old Arab who entered the United States unlawfully and has resided there illegally for the past 13 years, faces immediate deportation scheduled for this coming Wednesday by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Zakarneh was arrested over two years ago after a U.S. federal court ruled conclusively that he exploited an American citizen and entered into a fraudulent sham marriage solely to secure legal immigration status.
Now, at the eleventh hour, his defense attorneys are attempting to derail the lawful deportation order by advancing a recycled, baseless claim: arguing that if repatriated to Judea and Samaria, he could face alleged “settler violence” as well as “torture and harassment” under IDF jurisdiction.
1+The tactic represents a transparent evasion maneuver: weaponizing false claims of violence in Judea and Samaria to obtain fraudulent political asylum. ICE authorities made clear that Washington has secured authorization to transfer him directly to Judea and Samaria, and the deportation protocol requires no transfer into Israeli detention custody.
U.S. immigration authorities remain unmoved by the blatant attempt to demonize the Jewish pioneer movement and the IDF, confirming that all due process legal avenues have been fully exhausted and the deportation order to Judea and Samaria stands. Leaders across the Judea and Samaria movement noted that the case provides a textbook illustration of how foreign lawbreakers and fugitives cynically co-opt international blood libels against Jewish residents for personal gain.