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Thursday, June 27, 2024
Canada places sanctions on extremists, settler groups over violence against West Bank Palestinians
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Canada announces it is imposing sanctions against seven Israelis and five organizations for “their violent and destabilizing actions against Palestinian civilians and their property in the West Bank.”
The organizations are the Amana association, which lobbies for, develops and builds West Bank settlements and outposts; Lehava, which opposes intermarriage and the assimilation of Jews with Arabs and tries to stifle public activities by non-Jews in Israel; The Hilltop Youth, an assortment of usually young Israelis who build illegal outposts throughout the West Bank; Moshe’s Farm, also known as Tirza Valley outpost, which was established in January 2021; and Zvi’s Farm, near the Halamish settlement.
Lehava founder Bentzi Gopstein and settler activist Daniella Weiss were also listed, as were Shalom Zicherman, Meir Mordechai Ettinger, Ely Federman, Elisha Yered, and Einan Ben-Nir Amram Tanjil.
Canada announced in May for the first time sanctions against Israeli settlers accused of committing acts of violence against Palestinians in the West Bank.
The United Kingdom, France, the European Union, and the United States have taken similar measures in recent months.
The Times of Israel Community.