Following the European Union's announcement on Monday that it agreed to hit Israeli settlers with new sanctions over violence against Palestinians, the Israeli PM said that 'Israel and the US are doing Europe's dirty work by fighting for civilization against jihadist lunatics in Iran and elsewhere.'

The EU's foreign policy chief said "extremism and violence carry consequences", while Israel branded the move "arbitrary".

The European Union came to an agreement Monday to sanction Israeli settlers in the West Bank for acts of violence against Palestinians.

Following the European Union's announcement on Monday that it agreed to hit Israeli settlers with new sanctions over violence against Palestinians, the Israeli PM said that…