The Council of the European Union said Thursday it has imposed sanctions on Israeli extremist settler-linked entities and individuals over systematic human rights abuses against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
In a statement, the Council said the sanctions target four entities and three individuals, including extremist Israeli settlers and organizations that support them.
Among those listed is Daniella Weiss, director of the Nachala Settlement Movement, which the Council said encourages and facilitates coercive acts leading to the forced displacement of Palestinians.
The Council said the listed organizations and individuals have contributed to violence in the West Bank through activities including establishing or supporting settlement outposts, lobbying for the demolition of Palestinian property, leading to the forced displacement of Palestinian communities and the dispossession of Palestinian property.
Israeli settlements remain one of the major obstacles to Palestinian-Israeli peace talks. Israel occupied East Jerusalem and parts of the West Bank in the 1967 Middle East war. Since the outbreak of the latest round of Palestinian-Israeli conflict in October 2023, settler violence against Palestinian civilians in the West Bank has become more frequent.
EU sanctions Israeli extremist settler-linked entities, individuals
