EU greenlights sanctions on Israeli West Bank settlers
Key takeaways
- Long blocked by Hungary's former government, the punitive EU measures are aimed at "extremist" Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank.
- The sanctions had been held up by opposition from Hungary under former Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who was ousted by rival Peter Magyar in last month's election, paving the way for the bloc to move forward.
- The measures were drafted in response to violence against Palestinians amid expansions of settlements in the Israeli occupied West Bank.
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Long blocked by Hungary's former government, the punitive EU measures are aimed at "extremist" Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank. Israel has denounced the move as "arbitrary and political."
https://p.dw.com/p/5Db NXEuropean governments have raised concerns about a rise in reports of settler violence against Palestinians in the West Bank Image: Hazem Bader/AFPAdvertisement Foreign ministers of the European Union on Monday agreed to a set of sanctions aimed at Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank.
The sanctions had been held up by opposition from Hungary under former Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who was ousted by rival Peter Magyar in last month's election, paving the way for the bloc to move forward.