Anwar Abu Aisha, the former Palestinian Minister of Culture, told France 24 that sanctions on Israeli settlers are a good start, but they remain symbolic for the weakest of faith. On Tuesday, Britain, Canada, France and Norway announced new coordinated sanctions against Israeli networks that contributed to financing, facilitating and implementing settler violence in the occupied West Bank. The move comes in the wake of escalating Israeli settler violence, which diplomats say is aimed at undermining the chances of a Palestinian state.