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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Daniel Hurst Foreign affairs and defence correspondent

The bombshell legal ruling that made it impossible for Australia to delay sanctions against Israeli settlers

File photo of the Palestinian village al-Mughayyer in the West Bank through a damaged window after Israeli settlers attacked
File photo of a Palestinian village after a settler attack. Australia has announced sanctions against seven Israeli settlers and Hilltop Youth. Photograph: Mohamad Torokman/Reuters

It’s the bombshell legal ruling that made it politically impossible for the Australian government to continue to delay imposing sanctions on Israeli settlers.

While much of the Australian media were focused on the latest twists in the US presidential election, the international court of justice delivered sweeping findings against Israel’s conduct in the occupied Palestinian territories, ratcheting up pressure on all governments to take a firmer line.

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