Canada to Join European Ban on Israeli Settlement Goods Amid Rising Violence
Twelve countries said settlement expansion and settler violence are undermining a two-state solution and pledged new trade and sanctions measures.
- On Tuesday, Canada joined 11 European countries in pledging to ban imports of goods produced in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, citing concerns over illegal expansion and settler violence.
- British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband emphasized the measures target settlement expansion, not Israel, as the government seeks to preserve what he described as the 'North Star' of policy: a two-state solution.
- The United Kingdom also suspended 30 arms licenses for the IDF in Gaza, while Miliband confirmed the government will target companies providing construction, financing, or real estate services to settlements.
- Israeli President Isaac Herzog criticized the coordinated move as interference in his country's ongoing national election, while a former senior Israeli diplomat warned it could trigger a 'very harsh' response.
- Foreign ministers from the 12 nations issued a joint statement affirming their commitment to a two-state solution, aiming to prevent the erasure of Palestinian statehood prospects by changes to facts on the ground.
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By Oren Liebermann and Kara Fox, CNN. The United Kingdom announced sanctions against illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank and said France and Canada would announce similar measures later that Tuesday, in a coordinated action that underscored Israel's growing isolation on the international stage. In announcing
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Le Journal de QuebecTwelve countries, including France, the United Kingdom and Canada, announced on Tuesday their intention to sanction trade with Israeli settlements
France, together with 11 other countries, will cease trade with Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories and announced on Tuesday the French Minister for Foreign Affairs, Jean-Noel Barro." Why?
France and Canada will join Britain in imposing new trade sanctions against illegal Israeli settlements on Tuesday, marking a major diplomatic success for Britain as it tries to reset its relationship with Israel, Politico reports.
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LONDON (ANP) - A group of twelve countries has announced their intention to tackle trade in goods with illegal settlements in the West Bank. Countries can take measures themselves or support them at the European level, say Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Iceland, Ireland,...
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