Foreign Minister Penny Wong and her counterparts from France, the UK, Canada, and Norway said: “For too long, violent settlers have been able to act with near impunity.”

Measures aim to support viability of two-state solution

Paris says it has barred Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, settler leaders and violent settlers, while London targets networks it says finance and enable attacks on Palestinians

Six countries, including the UK and Canada, imposed joint sanctions on West Bank settlers and entities over violence, calling the actions a threat to a two-state solution.

Canada says the sanctions are aimed at maintaining the prospect of a two-state solution, which the current Israeli government has rejected.

Alongside France, Canada, Australia and Norway, the U.K. Is Sanctioning Groups Linked to Violent Outposts and the Forcible Displacement of Palestinians The U.K. Advised Businesses…

The Western nations also say they will take further measures if Israel fails to address the situation on the ground.

The rebuke came after several governments announced sanctions on individuals and organizations linked to settler violence in the West Bank.

A coalition of six countries has issued new joint sanctions on Israeli settlers and settlements in the West Bank

As settler violence against West Bank Palestinians by extremists soars, Britain joins Canada and Australia plus European governments in slapping major sanctions on those promoting…

Australia and its allies will co-ordinate on targeted sanctions “and other measures” as attacks on Palestinians by Israeli settlers in the Occupied West Bank surge.

Foreign Minister Penny Wong and her counterparts from France, the UK, Canada, and Norway said: “For too long, violent settlers have been able to act with near impunity.”

The sanctions by Australia, the United Kingdom, Canada, France, Norway, and New Zealand come amid growing over Israel’s policies in the occupied West Bank.