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Belgium wants to deny entry to violent Israeli settlers from occupied West Bank
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BRUSSELS, Dec 7 (Reuters) - Belgium wants to deny entry to Israeli settlers from the occupied West Bank involved in violence against Palestinians, vice prime minister Petra De Sutter said on Thursday.
The European Union has condemned the increase in settler violence since the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel and this week the United States began imposing visa bans on people accused of being involved.
Israeli citizens do not need a visa to enter the Schengen zone, which Belgium is part of, and can stay for up to 90 days.
But a government spokesperson, Barend Leyts, said Belgium will ask at the European Council to add violent settlers to the Schengen information database to deny them entry.
On Wednesday evening, De Croo had also said that Belgium will work with the U.S. on sanctions against individuals harming peace in the West Bank.
Since a 1967 Middle East war, Israel has occupied the West Bank, which Palestinians want as the core of an independent state.
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