Israel Rejects EU Sanctions on West Bank Settlers

Israeli officials have rejected European Union sanctions targeting settlers in the West Bank. The officials described the measures as arbitrary and political, stating that the attempt to dictate political perceptions through sanctions is unacceptable and will not succeed.

The officials said the European Union chose to impose sanctions against Israeli citizens and entities due to their political positions and without any basis whatsoever. They added that no less outrageous is the intolerable comparison that the European Union has chosen to draw between Israeli citizens and Hamas terrorists.

This comparison is utterly distorted from a moral perspective, the officials stated. Israel has stood, stands, and will continue to stand by the right of Jews to settle in the heart of the homeland.

Officials insisted there is no nation in the world that has such a documented and long-standing right to its land as the Jewish people has to the Land of Israel. They described this as a moral and historical right that has been recognized even in international law.

No entity can take it away from the Jewish people, the officials said in a full statement. The sanctions decision prompted the strong rejection from Israel. The European Union had chosen in an arbitrary and political manner to impose the measures, according to the statement.

The officials maintained that the sanctions would not succeed in their aim.