Sanctions against Israel: According to SPD politicians, Germany should allow sanctions against Israel

SPD foreign policy expert Akhmetovich demands that Germany no longer stand in the way of sanctions against Israel. EU foreign ministers will discuss the issue on Monday.

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The SPD politician calls on the federal government to end the blockade of sanctions against Israel. Germany must support European unity, says Adis Akhmetovich. Criticism of violations of international law by Netanyahu. EU foreign ministers are discussing possible sanctions over settlement expansion in the West Bank. Germany still opposes a ban on imports of products from illegal Israeli settlements.

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Many EU countries want to impose sanctions on Israel over its settlement policies in the West Bank, but Germany is still blocking this.
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Foreign SPD politician Adis Ahmetovich called on the federal government to maintain the blockade Sanctions surrender against Israel. “Germany must clear the way for a unified European position,” he said Editorial Network Germany (RND).

Foreign Minister Johann Wadeful (CDU) does not need to take the lead in Brussels on the issue of sanctions against Israel, Achmetovic said, “but in the case of such obvious violations of international law by Netanyahu and his government, Germany’s position cannot be a veto.” Germany’s foreign policy should rather be guided by “law and rules.”

EU foreign ministers will meet in Brussels on Monday to discuss the situation in the Middle East and Ukraine, as well as possible EU sanctions over Israel’s continued expansion of settlements in the West Bank.

Germany is still categorically against such a step. However, more than 20 EU states agree to ban the import of products from illegal Israeli settlements.

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