The head of state “recalled that the first measures had been taken against settlers guilty of violence against Palestinian civilians”, Thursday, following a telephone call with the King of Jordan.
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France “consider other measures” sanctions against Israeli settlers “guilty of violence against Palestinian civilians” in the West Bank, the French presidency announced on Thursday April 25, following a telephone call between Emmanuel Macron and the King of Jordan Abdallah II.
“Regarding the West Bank, the two leaders strongly condemned recent Israeli announcements regarding settlements, which were contrary to international law”, we can read in the press release from the presidency. Moreover, Emmanuel Macron recalled “that the first measures had been taken against settlers guilty of violence against Palestinian civilians”. He does not rule out doing it again “in consultation with its partners”.
In February, Paris said it had adopted “sanctions” against 28 “extremist Israeli settlers” guilty of “violence against Palestinian civilians in the West Bank”. These 28 individuals are “targeted by an administrative ban from French territory”, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Last week, the European Union also imposed sanctions on four Israeli settlers and two groups of Israeli activists. “extremists” for violence committed against Palestinians in the West Bank and Jerusalem, according to the statement.
