France, Canada Sanction Israeli Settler Networks Over Violence Against Palestinians
June 11, 2026
For years, Palestinians have watched illegal settlements expand across the occupied West Bank while settler violence continued with little accountability.
Now, six countries are finally taking action.
The United Kingdom, France, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Norway have announced coordinated sanctions targeting individuals and networks accused of financing, enabling and carrying out settler violence against Palestinians.
The move comes amid record settlement expansion and escalating attacks against Palestinian communities in the occupied West Bank.
For many Palestinians, the sanctions are long overdue.
Entire communities have faced intimidation, attacks, land seizures and displacement while much of the international community limited itself to statements of concern.
France’s Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said the six countries are prepared to take further measures if the Israeli government fails to address the violence.
France has also moved to ban Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, along with settler leaders and individuals linked to violence, from entering the country.
While sanctions alone will not end the occupation or stop the suffering on the ground, they represent a rare moment of international pressure on those accused of driving violence and illegal settlement expansion.
For years, Palestinians were told the world was watching.
The question now is whether these governments are finally prepared to do more than watch.
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