EU approves sanctions on Israeli settlers after Hungarian backing
The package blacklists seven settlers or settler groups and more Hamas figures, while EU officials said broader trade steps still lack consensus.
- On Monday, European Union foreign ministers approved a sanctions package targeting violent Israeli settlers and Hamas leaders, with EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas declaring it time to "move from deadlock to delivery."
- Former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán had blocked the measures for months, but his April election defeat to Prime Minister Peter Magyar removed the veto and enabled the EU to proceed unanimously.
- Targeting seven individuals and organizations, the package includes asset freezes and travel bans amid escalating West Bank violence since October 2023, when the Gaza war began.
- Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar condemned the decision as "arbitrary and political," rejecting the EU's comparison of Israeli citizens to Hamas as a "completely distorted moral equivalence."
- EU officials are drafting an "options paper" for June discussions exploring potential trade bans or tariffs on settlement goods, though member states remain divided on broader economic measures against Israel.
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EU sanctions Israeli settlers after Hungary, under new leadership, clears path
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EU Approves Sanctions on Violent Israeli Settlers after Hungary Lifts Veto
The foreign ministers of the European Union reached a political agreement on new sanctions against Israeli settlers in the West Bank after Hungary’s new leadership lifted its previous veto on the issue. The decision comes amid growing international criticism in recent months over Israeli settlement expansion and violence against Palestinian civilians. The measures are expected to include asset freezes and travel bans against individuals and orga…
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Netanyahu: EU exposed 'moral bankruptcy' by sanctioning Israelis
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday night condemned as "unacceptable" the European Union's decision to sanction several Israeli citizens and organizations operating in Judea and Samaria over alleged "violence" against Palestinians."As Israel and the United States are 'doing Europe's dirty work' by fighting for civilization against Jihadist lunatics in Iran and elsewhere," the Prime Minister's Office stated, "the European Union ha…
After years of systematic settler violence in the occupied West Bank, the EU approves measures against violent individuals but maintains trade with Tel Aviv.
Israel's head of government Netanyahu has criticised the EU's agreement on new sanctions against violent Israeli settlers in the West Bank.
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