BRUSSELS, May 28, 2026 (WAFA) - The European Union announced new restrictive measures targeting entities and individuals accused of supporting extremist colonist activity in the occupied West Bank, citing serious and systematic human rights abuses against Palestinians.
The sanctions were adopted under the EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime and are in response to escalating violence, forced displacement, and dispossession of Palestinians.
In a statement issued on Tuesday, the EU said it remains committed to a future in which Israelis and Palestinians live side by side in peace, security, and dignity within internationally recognized borders, stressing that the two-state solution remains the only viable path toward a just and lasting peace.
However, the EU warned that continued illegal settlement expansion, violent outposts, and intimidation against Palestinian communities are increasingly threatening the viability of a future Palestinian state.
The sanctions target individuals and organizations that facilitate, finance, or support activities linked to colonist violence and serious rights violations against Palestinians, including violations of property rights, education, freedom of religion or belief, private and family life, and physical and mental integrity.
Among those sanctioned is the Nachala Settlement Movement and its director Daniella Weiss. According to the EU, the movement promotes and facilitates coercive acts leading to the forced displacement of Palestinians. The statement said several outposts associated with the movement were built on privately owned Palestinian land and have become recurring sources of violence.
The measures also target the Israeli NGO Regavim and its director Meir Deutsch for lobbying to demolish Palestinian property and expand Israeli control across the West Bank through legal proceedings. The EU noted that the organization campaigned for the demolition of an EU-funded Palestinian primary school in the village of Jabbet al-Dhib near Bethlehem.
In addition, sanctions were imposed on Hashomer Yosh and its president Avichai Suissa. The EU accused the organization of supporting violent outposts and recruiting armed volunteers involved in attacks against Palestinians.
The Amana cooperative association, linked to the settler movement Gush Emunim, was also sanctioned for initiating, financing, and facilitating dozens of violent outposts and settlements in the occupied West Bank.
Under the measures, listed individuals and entities will face asset freezes, bans on receiving funds or economic resources from EU persons or organizations, and travel bans preventing entry into EU member states.
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