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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
World
Caitlin Cassidy

Australia urges Israel to stop settler violence in Palestinian territory in wake of ICJ ruling

A Jewish settler prays in the Eviatar outpost in the Israeli-occupied West Bank during morning prayers calling for the legalisation of the outpost.
A Jewish settler in the Eviatar outpost in the Israeli-occupied West Bank prays for legalisation of the outpost. The ICJ has ordered Israel to end its occupation of the Palestinian territories. Photograph: Ohad Zwigenberg/AP

The foreign minister, Penny Wong, has urged Israel to take “concrete steps” to stop expanding settlements and crack down on extremist settler violence after the international court of justice’s (ICJ) ruling on Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestinian territory.

The court’s historic, albeit non-binding reading, handed down on Friday, found multiple breaches of international law by Israel, including activities that amounted to apartheid.

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