Report: Australia's reluctance to join settlement sanctions disappoints EU diplomats

Report: Australia's reluctance to join settlement sanctions disappoints EU diplomats European diplomats have expressed surprise and disappointment after Australia declined to join a UK-led move to target trade with Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, according to an ABC report based on interviews with diplomatic sources in several countries. Twelve other nations had backed the UK’s decision, saying they would commit to, or consider, action on trade with illegal settlements. Canada was the only signatory