OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is imposing sanctions on Israelis she accuses of 'extremist settler violence' in the West Bank, three months after pledging to do so.
OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is imposing sanctions on Israelis she accuses of"extremist settler violence" in the West Bank, three months after pledging to do so.
Israel has occupied the Palestinian territory, which is separate from the Gaza Strip, since 1967, and settlers have increasingly built communities that Canada and many other countries say violate international law.
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