Australia news live: Wong says sanctioned Israeli ministers incited human rights abuses with ‘extremist rhetoric’
Australia joins four other countries in sanctions move, accusing pair of inciting violence against Palestinians. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe sanctions against the Israeli ministers have been made under the under the autonomous sanctions regulations on human rights introduced in 2011.A statement on the Dfat website last night said Penny Wong had imposed targeted financial sanctions and travel bans on the Israeli ministers because of serious violations or serious abuses of human rights.Today, the foreign ministers of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Norway and the United Kingdom have announced sanctions and other measures targeting Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich for inciting violence against Palestinians in the West Bank.Settler violence is incited by extremist rhetoric which calls for Palestinians to be driven from their homes, encourages violence and human rights abuses and fundamentally rejects the two-state solution. Settler violence has led to the deaths of Palestinian civilians and the displacement of whole communities. Continue reading...
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Australia joins four other countries in sanctions move, accusing pair of inciting violence against Palestinians. Follow today’s news live
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The sanctions against the Israeli ministers have been made under the under the autonomous sanctions regulations on human rights introduced in 2011.
A statement on the Dfat website last night said Penny Wong had imposed targeted financial sanctions and travel bans on the Israeli ministers because of serious violations or serious abuses of human rights.
Today, the foreign ministers of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Norway and the United Kingdom have announced sanctions and other measures targeting Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich for inciting violence against Palestinians in the West Bank.
Settler violence is incited by extremist rhetoric which calls for Palestinians to be driven from their homes, encourages violence and human rights abuses and fundamentally rejects the two-state solution. Settler violence has led to the deaths of Palestinian civilians and the displacement of whole communities. Continue reading...
