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Settlement sanctions are a start. Ending EU complicity is key

Sanctions by European nations are overdue, but ending complicity in Israel's occupation requires more than trade restrictions and diplomatic statements.

Tamam Abusalama
22 September, 2026
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EU-Palestine
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Lema Nazeeh

15 July, 2026
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Are European sanctions on Israeli settlers too little too late?

Rabeea Eid

Rabeea Eid

11 June, 2026
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EU sanctions Israeli organisations, settlers over WB violence

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
28 May, 2026
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Jonathan Fenton-Harvey
23 April, 2026
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EU sanctions RSF paramilitary deputy head for Sudan atrocities

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
21 November, 2025
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EU confirms it has reinstated sanctions against Iran

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
30 September, 2025
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Good news: Europe's finally acting against Israel. Is it enough?

Tamam Abusalama

Tamam Abusalama

24 September, 2025
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EU floats proposal to curb Israel trade ties over Gaza war

The New Arab Staff
17 September, 2025
Ursula Von Der Leyen
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EU chief to push for sanctions on Israel ministers over Gaza

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
10 September, 2025
Sweden's FM Maria Malmer Stenergard has been calling on EU sanctions on far-right Israeli cabinet ministers since May
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Sweden, Netherlands urge EU sanctions on Israel and Hamas

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
29 August, 2025
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Iran says reimposing UN sanctions would complicate nuclear standoff

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
22 July, 2025
EU Commission Vice-President and High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas (C) discusses with EU diplomats Ukraine, Gaza, Iran, in Brussels, Belgium, on July 15, 2025. (Photo by Jonathan Raa/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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Divided EU weighs action against Israel over Gaza war

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
15 July, 2025
Israel kills 60 in Gaza, as US warns Israel it will abandon them if it doesn’t end war
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Israel calls EU pressure 'declarative' as NGOs say 'too late'

The New Arab Staff
21 May, 2025
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Syria: 'No timetable for US sanctions relief' as EU moves ahead

The New Arab Staff
20 May, 2025
European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas answers journalists questions
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EU agrees to lift all economic sanctions on Syria

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
20 May, 2025
French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes Syria's interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa at Elysee Palace on May 07, 2025 in Paris, France. (Photo by Antoine Gyori - Corbis/Getty Images)
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Macron tells Sharaa to protect rights of 'all Syrians'

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
07 May, 2025
A street vendor sells juices next to the debris of destroyed buildings as Syrian people spend their first holy month of Ramadan after the end of Assad's regime in Aleppo, Syria, on March 12, 2025. (HIBATULLAH BARAKAT/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty)
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Turkey calls on EU to lift Syria sanctions

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
16 March, 2025
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Syria unveils solar power station to tackle energy shortages

The New Arab Staff
27 February, 2025
A member of the Syrian security forces stands guard outside the central bank in Damascus on December 31, 2024. (Photo by ANWAR AMRO/AFP via Getty Images)
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EU to suspend Syria banking, energy, transport sanctions

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
21 February, 2025
Building with flag at night during the meeting of Foreign Affairs Ministers of the European Union in the European Council in Brussels in Belgium on 27th January 2025.
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EU set to suspend Syria energy, transport sanctions: declaration

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
20 February, 2025