EU to sanction violent West Bank settlers as Hungary drops veto

The European Union is set to sanction settlers engaged in violent actions against innocent Palestinians, as Hungary dropped its veto of the move.

The United States and the United Kingdom have already issued sanctions against such Jewish extremists.For the EU to follow suit, it would need consensus from all 27 of its member states.

Hungary had been the sole country opposing such a step. On Monday, Budapest had appeared to drop its veto of the move as EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said the Foreign Affairs Council, made up of the bloc’s foreign ministers, could level sanctions against Jewish extremists.