US EditionSingapore Imposes Financial Sanctions, Entry Bans on 4 Israeli Settlers for 'Extremist Violence' in West Bank
Singapore targets four Israeli men with sanctions and entry bans for extremist violence in the West Bank, citing their actions as unlawful and harming peace efforts.
- On Nov 21, Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced immediate targeted financial sanctions and entry bans on Meir Mordechai Ettinger, Elisha Yered, Ben-Zion Gopstein, and Baruch Marzel.
- Citing violence in the West Bank, the ministry said the men were involved in 'egregious acts of extremist violence' against Palestinians and described those acts as unlawful, saying they 'undermine and jeopardise prospects for a two-state solution'.
- Background documents list that all four individuals have been previously sanctioned by the European Union, with Ettinger and Yered linked to Hilltop Youth, and Gopstein and Marzel affiliated with Lehava and Otzma Yehudit.
- The MFA called on the Israeli government to restrain settler violence and hold perpetrators accountable, while Vivian Balakrishnan said Singapore would recognise a Palestine state under the right conditions.
- Framing the sanctions as principle-driven, Singapore said the move upholds international law and the two-state solution despite longstanding ties with Israel and its 2024 UN recognition vote.
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Singapore imposes sanctions, entry bans on four Israeli settlers
Singapore will impose financial sanctions on four Israeli settlers and bar them from entering the city-state, its foreign affairs ministry announced on Friday, accusing them of "egregious acts of extreme violence" against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. The ministry said actions committed in the West Bank by Meir Mordechai Ettinger, Elisha Yered, Ben-Zion Gopstein and Baruch Marzel were unlawful and had jeopardised the prospects for a tw…
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