24 July 2024 at 10:14 Norway follows the EU: New sanctions against Israeli settlers Norway joins the EU’s sanctions against extremist settlers in the West Bank. This is stated by the government in a press release. – The Israeli settlements on occupied land are illegal. The organizations and individuals who are now being listed are behind serious human rights abuses against Palestinians, but unfortunately settlers are rarely prosecuted by the Israeli authorities, says Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide (Ap). Earlier in July, the EU decided to introduce sanctions against five individuals and three organizations due to serious human rights abuses. Among other things, they are responsible for gross abuses against Palestinians in the West Bank and for obstructing humanitarian aid to Gaza, the report states. – Violent crime must always have consequences, and we are now introducing sanctions against extremist residents, added Barth Eide.
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