European Union sanctions against some
hardline Israeli ministers for alleged hate messages against
Palestinians are unrealistic," Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani
said as he arrived at a meeting of EU counterparts in Brussels
Thursday.
European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has pospoed
the sanctions on some Israeli ministers for "hate messages"
against Palestinians that he said broke international law.
He did not name any of the Israeli ministers to whom he was
referring or specify which messages he had in mind.
But in recent weeks he has publicly criticised Security Minister
Itamar Ben-Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich for
statements he has described as "sinister" and "an incitement to
war crimes".
However, Tajani said such sanctions would be "unrealistic".
"It's not the way to convince Israel to (agree to) a (Gaza)
peace accord in Cairo," he said.
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