EU countries consider sanctions on Israeli settlers

EUObserver reported that EU diplomats had given the green light for EU Member States to impose visa bans on violent Israeli settlers in November 2012.

ESO: Background information: EU diplomacy on Israel/Palestine shifts up a gear http://www.europeansources.info/record/eu-diplomacy-on-israel-palestine-shifts-up-a-gear/

EUObserver, 06.12.12: Israeli PM 'disappointed' with Angela Merkel http://euobserver.com/foreign/118432

EUObserver, 11.12.12: Israeli leader mocks EU 'dismay' http://euobserver.com/foreign/118483

European Union: EEAS: Press Release, A553/12: Statement by the EU High Representative Catherine Ashton on reports indicating the Israeli Government's intention to expand settlements http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_Data/docs/pressdata/EN/foraff/133944.pdf

EUObserver, 20.12.12: EU struggling to keep up with Israeli settlement plans http://euobserver.com/foreign/118591

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