Saar rejects ‘moral equivalence’ between Israelis and Hamas

Saar rejects ‘moral equivalence’ between Israelis and Hamas Israeli foreign minister Gideon Saar said the European Union’s decision to impose sanctions on Israeli settlers accused of violence against Palestinians was “unacceptable” and would not succeed in pressuring Israel. Speaking after the European Union approved sanctions against several settlers and organisations in the occupied West Bank, Saar described the move as “arbitrary” and “political”, according to Jewish News Syndicate. Saar also criticised what he called a “completely distorted moral equivalence” between Israeli citizens and Hamas members after EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said the bloc had approved sanctions against both Israeli settlers and Hamas figures.