Spain To Sanction Extremist Israeli Settlers

Madrid is following similar moves by the UK and France to sanction settlers in early February

Spain announced on 4 March that it has begun taking provisions towards sanctioning a dozen violent Israeli settlers in the West Bank.

"The government of Spain has initiated the procedures to sanction a first group of 12 violent settlers," Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares said. "We know that silence and inaction always work against the victims."

Spanish daily El Pias reported that Spain’s foreign ministry has a list of dozens of extremist Israeli settlers, which could potentially lead to a second wave of sanctions.

Madrid had also previously called on the European Union as a whole to put sanctions on violent settlers but fell short of the numbers needed to get the vote.

On Monday, Albares also made clear that Spain supports the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). Previously, Spain passed a package worth $3.8 million; Albares said that Madrid is preparing a second emergency aid package which will be “much larger.”

This comes as other nations have suspended funding for the rights organization following allegations made by the Israelis that UNRWA staff members were working with Hamas.

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