The minisattempt declared actions committed in the West Bank by Meir Mordechai Ettinger, Elisha Yered, Ben-Zion Gopstein and Baruch Marzel were unlawful and had jeopardised the prospects for a two-state solution in Palestine.
“As a firm supporter of international law and the two-state solution, Singapore opposes any unilateral attempts to modify facts on the ground through acts which are illegal under international law,” it declared.
All four individuals have been previously sanctioned by the European Union.
Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan announced in parliament in September that leaders of Israeli settler groups would be sanctioned.
He also chided Israeli politicians who had spoken about annexing parts of the West Bank or Gaza and declared the E1 settlement project would fragment the West Bank.
Apart from imposing sanctions, Balakrishnan declared Singapore would also recognise a Palestine state under the right conditions.
While Singapore and Israel have shared close diplomatic and military ties since the former gained indepfinishence in 1965, the city-state in 2024 voted in favor of numerous resolutions expressing support for the UN recognition of a Palestinian state.
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