Escalation: Twelve countries coordinate settlement trade restrictions
Twelve governments announced plans to restrict trade in goods made in Israeli settlements in the West Bank, which are illegal under international law. The group includes the UK, France and Canada. In all, 11 European countries plus Canada are in the move.
They intend to roll out national rules and back restrictions at the European level. Similar measures were already in place in a handful of states, including Ireland, Spain, the Netherlands, Norway and Belgium.
Dutch enforcement has already surfaced. Customs at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport have been questioning and searching arrivals from Israel for products from West Bank settlements, East Jerusalem and the Golan Heights.
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