Sanctions against extremist Israeli settlers guilty of targeting Palestinians in the West Bank should go further than travel bans if the violence persists, Tánaiste Micheál Martin has said.
Sanctions against extremist Israeli settlers guilty of targeting Palestinians in the West Bank should go further than travel bans if the violence persists, Tánaiste Micheál Martin has said.
It comes as a United Nations report published on Thursday deplored what it called aEarlier this month the European Union agreed to move towards sanctioning people who give financial support to Hamas, and asked its foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell to draw up a list of extremist Israeli settlers to be sanctioned. Mr Martin was asked by reporters if he believed that sanctions beyond travel bans should be introduced, and if Israel should start paying for the damage caused by settlers. “Yes, I think sanctions should go beyond travel bans if this persists. Israel is saying it’s a small minority but the evidence is that the action of settlers has been backed up by the IDF (Israel Defence Forces) on the ground, with Palestinians being attacked and various communities being displace
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