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Israel PM slams 'moral bankruptcy' of EU after settler sanctions

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday targeted the European Union for imposing sanctions on Israeli settler groups involved in violence against Palestinians.

AFP WORLD
Published May 12,2026
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned the European Union on Monday after the bloc imposed sanctions on some Israeli settler organisations over violence against Palestinians.

"As Israel and the US are 'doing Europe's dirty work' by fighting for civilization against lunatics in Iran and elsewhere, the European Union exposed its moral bankruptcy by drawing a false symmetry between Israeli settlers and the Hamas movement," Netanyahu's office said on its official X account.