Extremist Israeli settlers hit by EU and US sanctions
by Lisa O'Carroll in Brussels and Peter Beaumont in J from World news | The Guardian on (#6M6YR)
Far-right group Lehava and several individuals accused of violence targeted in dual announcements
The EU and the US have imposed tough new sanctions against key figures alleged to be behind extremist violence by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank.
The sanctions - announced within hours of each other by the EU and by the US Treasury - targeted a number of prominent individuals and organisations, most prominently Bentzi Gopstein, the leader of the Levaha group, who reports in the Israeli media suggest has acted as an adviser to the far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben Gvir.
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