Rethink ties with Israel, sanction its ministers, says top EU diplomat

The European Union must rethink its relations with Israel and impose sanctions on some Israeli government ministers, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Thursday.

At a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels, Borrell urged the ministers to consider imposing sanctions on certain members of PM Benjamin Netanyahu's cabinet.

"Some Israeli ministers have been launching unacceptable hateful messages, against the Palestinians and proposing things that go clearly against international law and is an (incitement) to commit more crimes," Borrell said.