Shaul Golan, a photographer and journalist with Yediot Aharonot and Ynet, spoke of how he was beat by settlers in the West Bank, and much of his equipment destroyed.
For the EU to follow suit it would need consensus from all 27 of its member states.
The EU has not spelled out what the sanctions would entail but officials have said they would include bans on travel to the EU.
Biden told Netanyahu that the US intends to continue to act against settlers who are involved in attacks against Palestinians in the West Bank.
The sanctions follow the US imposition of travel visa bans in December on people involved in violence in the West Bank.
To justify this terror-rewarding move, there was a need to show the violence from Israel’s side, namely “settler violence.”
If Israel effectively addressed settler violence by arresting and prosecuting perpetrators, the United States probably would not have imposed sanctions.
Paris has backed that initiative and diplomats have said they hoped that once its measures were in place it could speed up the European process.
Not only will it likely cause economic disruption to additional West Bank residents and organizations, but it could also pave the way for other countries to take similar measures.
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