{"id":1221,"date":"2026-06-06T19:09:52","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T19:09:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reliablemovingcrews.com\/?p=1221"},"modified":"2026-06-06T19:09:52","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T19:09:52","slug":"france-allies-eye-national-measures-to-pressure-israel-over-west-bank-diplomats-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reliablemovingcrews.com\/?p=1221","title":{"rendered":"France, allies eye national measures to pressure Israel over West Bank, diplomats say"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Summary<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>PARIS, June 6 (Reuters) &#8211; France is working with several countries to step up pressure on Israel by pressing \u200bahead with coordinated national sanctions targeting individuals linked to violence in the West Bank, three European diplomats \u200csaid on Saturday.<\/div>\n<div>The measures, which would include asset freezes and travel bans, have yet to be finalised and countries may adopt different lists of individuals, the diplomats said.<\/div>\n<div>The move comes amid escalating violence by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank and underscores anger in many Western countries toward Prime Minister \u200bBenjamin Netanyahu\u2019s government, which has expanded settlements. Diplomats say that expansion is aimed at undermining prospects for a Palestinian state.<\/div>\n<h2>NO \u200bEU UNANIMITY FOR TOUGHER MEASURES ON ISRAEL<\/h2>\n<div>The diplomats said that with efforts blocked at the European \u2060Union to advance tougher measures against Israel, several countries had concluded that coordinated national sanctions were the best option for now.<\/div>\n<div>&#8220;There \u200bis no unanimity at the EU level, so we have moved to discussions at the national level,&#8221; one diplomat said.<\/div>\n<div>Two of the \u200bdiplomats said the announcement would be in the coming days.<\/div>\n<div>Another diplomat said Britain and Norway were among the countries France was coordinating with, although it remained unclear who else could join.<\/div>\n<div>Most countries avoid publicly discussing national sanctions for fear that potential targets could shift assets in advance.<\/div>\n<div>Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon \u200bSaar said after some new EU sanctions on May 11 that the bloc had &#8220;chosen, in an arbitrary and political manner, to impose \u200bsanctions on Israeli citizens and entities because of their political views and without any basis.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div>Seven Western nations, including France, Britain, Australia and Canada, accused \u200cthe Israeli \u2060government on May 22 of aggravating tensions in the West Bank.<\/div>\n<div>A key concern is Israel\u2019s plan to build a settlement east of Jerusalem, known as the E1 project, which would bisect the West Bank and cut it off from East Jerusalem, fragmenting territory Palestinians seek for an independent state.<\/div>\n<div>&#8220;In the face of settlement expansion and violence in the West Bank, we have already taken measures. \u200bMore could follow,&#8221; a French diplomatic \u200bsource said, declining to elaborate.<\/div>\n<div>Britain\u2019s \u2060Foreign Office declined to comment. The Norwegian foreign ministry did not immediately reply to a request for comment.<\/div>\n<h2>FRANCE HOSTS MEETING TO KEEP ISSUE ON THE TABLE<\/h2>\n<div>The push to increase pressure on Israel \u200bat the national level comes just days before France hosts a meeting on June 12 in \u200bParis, bringing together \u2060Israeli and Palestinian civil society groups and about a dozen foreign ministers.<\/div>\n<div>The meeting will mark one year since the adoption of the New York Declaration, a non-binding United Nations resolution endorsed by the General Assembly that set out a roadmap towards a Palestinian state and led \u2060to about \u200ba dozen countries, including France, recognising a Palestinian state in September.<\/div>\n<div>French officials have \u200bsaid they want to keep the issue on the international agenda as wars in Iran and Lebanon draw attention away from the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, while talks over \u200bGaza\u2019s future remain deadlocked despite a fragile ceasefire.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/reliablemovingcrews.com\/?p=1219\">Airline chiefs grapple with fuel shock, fare test at Rio summit<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/reliablemovingcrews.com\/?p=1216\">Mapping the Market: Euro could be approaching pivotal point<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/reliablemovingcrews.com\/?p=1214\">Bitcoin\u2019s star fades, as investors flock to lustre of AI and megacap IPOs<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>France is working with several countries to step up pressure on Israel by pressing \u200bahead with coordinated national sanctions targeting individuals linked to violence in the West Bank, three European diplomats \u200csaid on Saturday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1220,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[95],"class_list":["post-1221","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-finance"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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