EU Council Sanctions 7 Settler Targets, Expands Hamas Curbs to Politburo Members
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Updated · Reuters · May 28
EU Council Sanctions 7 Settler Targets, Expands Hamas Curbs to Politburo Members
6 articles · Updated · Reuters · May 28
Four entities and three individuals were sanctioned by the EU Council over abuses against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, with the bloc naming extremist Israeli settlers and groups that support them.
A separate EU decision widened existing sanctions on Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad to cover Hamas Political Bureau members who promote, defend or justify acts of violence.
The twin moves extend EU pressure on both West Bank settler violence and militant Palestinian leadership, broadening the bloc’s sanctions toolkit beyond its earlier Hamas-focused measures.
A single nation's policy shift enabled EU sanctions. What does this reveal about Europe’s shifting stance on Israel?
With key settler groups now sanctioned by the EU, can their powerful movement in the West Bank be contained?