{"id":5915,"date":"2024-07-27T01:49:03","date_gmt":"2024-07-27T01:49:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/?p=5915"},"modified":"2024-07-27T01:49:04","modified_gmt":"2024-07-27T01:49:04","slug":"australia-imposes-sanctions-on-israeli-settlers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/?p=5915","title":{"rendered":"Australia imposes sanctions on Israeli settlers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>The measures target seven individual settlers and the hardline settler group Hilltop Youth.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Faje.io%2F8fyprg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Australia%20imposes%20sanctions%20on%20Israeli%20settlers&amp;source=sharethiscom&amp;related=sharethis&amp;via=AJEnglish&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Faje.io%2F8fyprg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/aje.io\/8fyprg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a>Australia has imposed sanctions and travel bans on Israeli settlers it accuses of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/liveblog\/2024\/7\/25\/israel-war-on-gaza-live-netanyahu-not-serious-about-ceasefire-deal-hamas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">violent crimes against Palestinians<\/a>\u00a0in the occupied West Bank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Foreign Minister Penny Wong announced the sanctions on Thursday, directed at seven Israeli settlers and a hardline settler group known for setting up new illegal outposts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The group,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/program\/radicalised-youth\/2018\/11\/13\/thou-shalt-not-kill-israels-hilltop-youth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hilltop Youth,<\/a>\u00a0incites and perpetrates violence against Palestinians, said Wong, while the sanctioned settlers have committed beatings, sexual assault, and torture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe call on Israel to hold perpetrators of settler violence to account and to cease its ongoing settlement activity, which only inflames tensions and further undermines stability and prospects for a two-state solution,\u201d Wong said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Australian government\u2019s move follows similar actions by its allies the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, and Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On June 11, the US, a steadfast supporter of Israel, announced&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2024\/7\/11\/us-announcess-sanctions-on-israeli-settlers-over-west-bank-violence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a new wave of sanctions<\/a>&nbsp;against several Israeli settlers and a far-right Israeli nationalist group, Lehava.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe United States remains deeply concerned about extremist violence and instability in the West Bank, which undermines Israel\u2019s security,\u201d US Department of State spokesman Matthew Miller said at the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe strongly encourage the government of Israel to take immediate steps to hold these individuals and entities accountable.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul id=\"playlist-container\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Now PlayingVideo Duration\u00a001 minutes 35 seconds01:35<img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cf-images.eu-west-1.prod.boltdns.net\/v1\/static\/665003303001\/3a90d08c-c3c7-4452-a3ae-47978a9e86e7\/cd416974-cce9-497c-a7cf-1fc9361ab9bb\/426x240\/match\/image.jpg?resize=270%2C152&amp;quality=80 270w, https:\/\/cf-images.eu-west-1.prod.boltdns.net\/v1\/static\/665003303001\/3a90d08c-c3c7-4452-a3ae-47978a9e86e7\/cd416974-cce9-497c-a7cf-1fc9361ab9bb\/426x240\/match\/image.jpg?resize=730%2C410&amp;quality=80 730w\" src=\"https:\/\/cf-images.eu-west-1.prod.boltdns.net\/v1\/static\/665003303001\/3a90d08c-c3c7-4452-a3ae-47978a9e86e7\/cd416974-cce9-497c-a7cf-1fc9361ab9bb\/426x240\/match\/image.jpg?resize=730%2C410&amp;quality=80\" alt=\"Israeli raids in occupied West Bank: Army blows up a house &amp; kills one in Qalandiya camp\">Israeli raids in occupied West Bank: Army blows up a house &amp; kills one in Qalandiya camp<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Video Duration\u00a001 minutes 34 seconds01:34<img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cf-images.eu-west-1.prod.boltdns.net\/v1\/static\/665003303001\/135bae2e-56ea-4cf7-b8f4-b9e5b4adc24b\/4e2790d2-5da7-4ab5-9643-34cbe3add648\/426x240\/match\/image.jpg?resize=270%2C152&amp;quality=80 270w, https:\/\/cf-images.eu-west-1.prod.boltdns.net\/v1\/static\/665003303001\/135bae2e-56ea-4cf7-b8f4-b9e5b4adc24b\/4e2790d2-5da7-4ab5-9643-34cbe3add648\/426x240\/match\/image.jpg?resize=730%2C410&amp;quality=80 730w\" src=\"https:\/\/cf-images.eu-west-1.prod.boltdns.net\/v1\/static\/665003303001\/135bae2e-56ea-4cf7-b8f4-b9e5b4adc24b\/4e2790d2-5da7-4ab5-9643-34cbe3add648\/426x240\/match\/image.jpg?resize=730%2C410&amp;quality=80\" alt=\"Sheltering with the dead : Displaced Palestinians forced to live in cemeteries \">Sheltering with the dead : Displaced Palestinians forced to live in cemeteries<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"spike-in-violence\">Spike in violence<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Following Australia\u2019s announcement, Israel\u2019s embassy in Canberra condemned violent acts against Palestinian communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIsrael is a state of law and will work to bring the extreme minority involved to justice,\u201d a spokesperson told the Reuters news agency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Israeli settlers\u2019 violence and military raids in the occupied West Bank have spiked during Israel\u2019s war on Gaza, killing at least 589 Palestinians since October 7, according to Palestinian officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the same period, at least 17 Israelis, including soldiers, have been killed in attacks in the territory involving Palestinians, according to official Israeli figures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Australia considers Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory illegal and an obstacle to peace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a landmark ruling on July 19, the International Court of Justice found that Israel\u2019s occupation of the Palestinian territory, including the West Bank,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2024\/7\/19\/world-court-says-israels-settlement-policies-breach-international-law\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">is illegal<\/a>&nbsp;and should end as soon as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Settlement expansion has increased sharply since Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu returned to power in late 2022. His Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, who oversees settlement expansion and himself lives in an Israeli settlement,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/program\/newsfeed\/2024\/6\/28\/israels-smotrich-promises-a-million-new-settlers-under-expansion-plan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">has promised<\/a>&nbsp;a \u201cmillion new settlers\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Source:- <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2024\/7\/25\/australia-imposes-sanctions-on-israeli-settlers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2024\/7\/25\/australia-imposes-sanctions-on-israeli-settlers<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The measures target seven individual settlers and the hardline settler group Hilltop Youth. Australia has imposed sanctions and travel bans on Israeli settlers it accuses of\u00a0violent crimes against Palestinians\u00a0in the occupied West Bank. Foreign Minister Penny Wong announced the sanctions on Thursday, directed at seven Israeli settlers and a hardline settler group known for setting [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5916,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[2],"tags":[893,1426,52,1411,1998,51,972],"class_list":["post-5915","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sample-category","tag-gaza","tag-gaza-genocide","tag-israel","tag-israeli-occupation-of-palestine-2","tag-israeli-setters","tag-palestine","tag-west-bank"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5915","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5915"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5915\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5917,"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5915\/revisions\/5917"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/5916"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5915"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5915"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5915"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}