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The EU and Israeli flags in March 2024 in central Berlin's Rotes Rathaus. Although the European Union has sanctioned extremist Israeli settlers, deep-seated internal divisions and a reliance on Israeli defense systems will likely prevent the bloc from imposing comprehensive trade restrictions.

Although the European Union has sanctioned extremist Israeli settlers, deep-seated internal divisions and a reliance on Israeli defense systems will likely prevent the bloc from imposing comprehensive trade restrictions.

Targeted EU Sanctions on Israeli Settlers Unlikely To Broaden Into Wider Restrictions 

Targeted EU Sanctions on Israeli Settlers Unlikely To Broaden Into Wider Restrictions | RANE 

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Despite recent EU sanctions on violent Israeli settlers, internal EU divisions and European demand for Israeli defense systems make broader coordinated measures against Israel unlikely, though more assertive Israeli policies in the Palestinian territories could trigger unilateral restrictions and public backlash against linked companies.

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Targeted EU Sanctions on Israeli Settlers Unlikely To Broaden Into Wider Restrictions

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