{"id":480599,"date":"2026-06-07T10:06:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T10:06:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/480599\/"},"modified":"2026-06-07T10:06:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T10:06:12","slug":"france-allies-eye-coordinated-sanctions-to-pressure-israel-over-west-bank-diplomats-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/480599\/","title":{"rendered":"France, allies eye coordinated sanctions to pressure\u00a0Israel\u00a0over West Bank, diplomats say"},"content":{"rendered":"

PARIS \u2014 France is working with several countries to step up pressure on Israel by pressing ahead with coordinated national sanctions targeting individuals linked to violence in the West Bank, three European diplomats said on Saturday.<\/p>\n

The measures, which would include asset freezes and travel bans, have yet to be finalized and countries may adopt different lists of individuals, the diplomats said.<\/p>\n

The move comes amid escalating violence by extremist settlers in the West Bank and underscores anger in many Western countries toward Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu\u2019s government, which has rarely prosecuted those involved and has expanded settlements with the stated goal of undermining prospects for a Palestinian state.<\/p>\n

No EU unanimity for tougher measures on Israel<\/p>\n

The diplomats said that with efforts blocked at the European Union to advance tougher measures against\u00a0Israel, several countries had concluded that coordinated national sanctions were the best option for now.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is no unanimity at the EU level, so we have moved to discussions at the national level,\u201d one diplomat said.<\/p>\n

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Two of the diplomats said the announcement would be in the coming days.<\/p>\n

Another diplomat said Britain and Norway were among the countries France was coordinating with, although it remained unclear who else could join.<\/p>\n

Most countries avoid publicly discussing national sanctions for fear that potential targets could shift assets in advance.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\tSettlers break the windows of a vehicle in the West Bank Palestinian town of Hawara, June 6, 2026. (Screen grab used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)<\/p>\n

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa\u2019ar said after some new EU sanctions on May 11 that the bloc had \u201cchosen, in an arbitrary and political manner, to impose sanctions on Israeli citizens and entities because of their political views and without any basis.\u201d<\/p>\n

Seven Western nations, including France, Britain, Australia and Canada, accused the\u00a0Israeli government on May 22 of aggravating tensions in the West Bank.<\/p>\n

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 a potential independent state.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the face of settlement expansion and violence in the West Bank, we have already taken measures. More could follow,\u201d a French diplomatic source said, declining to elaborate.<\/p>\n

Britain\u2019s Foreign Office declined to comment. The Norwegian foreign ministry did not immediately reply to a request for comment.<\/p>\n

France hosts meeting to keep issue on the table<\/p>\n

The push to increase pressure on\u00a0Israel\u00a0at the national level comes just days before France hosts a meeting on June 12 in Paris, bringing together\u00a0Israeli and Palestinian civil society groups and about a dozen foreign ministers.<\/p>\n

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 toward a Palestinian state and led to about a dozen countries, including France, recognizing a Palestinian state in September.<\/p>\n

French officials have said they want to keep the issue on the international agenda as wars in Iran and Lebanon draw attention away from the\u00a0Israeli-Palestinian conflict, while talks over Gaza\u2019s future remain deadlocked despite a fragile ceasefire.<\/p>\n

Times of Israel staff contributed to this report.<\/p>\n


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