West Bank: Israeli settlers attack European diplomats and beat a French mayor

Australia

2 SOURCES

Relay of agencies and dispatches · 3 of 7 countries

Canberra is relaying the European protests, which are focused on the Belgian demand to put an end to the impunity of settlers and on Gideon Saar's response.

Belgium

2 SOURCES

Press of targeted mission countries · 2 of 7 countries

Brussels demands answers from Israel after the attack on its consulate: the Belgian press is treating the episode as an aggression against European diplomats and a call to sanction violent settlers.

United States

2 SOURCES

Security and electoral reading · 2 of 7 countries

The United States capital links the Taybeh aggression to the Israeli campaign: the American press weighs the reaction of Netanyahu's office, which calls for caution, less than two weeks before a tight election.

France

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4 SOURCES

Press of targeted mission countries · 2 of 7 countries

Paris denounces the aggression against its nationals and demands that Israel arrest the perpetrators, making the supposed tolerance of the Israeli government towards settlers the real issue.

Israel

2 SOURCES

Security and electoral reading · 2 of 7 countries

Jerusalem takes a firm stance on security: the Taybeh attack is presented as a failure of the army and police to protect during the olive harvest, rather than a dispute with Europe.

Romania

2 SOURCES

Relay of agencies and dispatches · 3 of 7 countries

Romania reports the attack on the European diplomatic convoy as an incident between Israel and several Union states, detailing the condemnations from Paris and Brussels and the response from Gideon Saar.

Singapore

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Relay of agencies and dispatches · 3 of 7 countries

Singapore reports, via news agency dispatches, a diplomatic crisis: European diplomats and a French mayor attacked in the West Bank, and European capitals calling for sanctions against settlers.