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Dutch Agree to Ban Import in Goods From Occupied Territories - DutchNews.nl
- On Friday, prime minister Rob Jetten announced the Dutch cabinet is working to ban the import and trade of goods from illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank and Golan Heights.
- The Cabinet asserted the Netherlands has an international obligation to avoid contributing to the 'unlawful' occupation, noting that settlement expansion makes a two-state solution increasingly distant.
- This three-year ban prohibits Dutch entities from importing settlement goods or providing intermediary services, aiming to prevent economic activity the Cabinet claimed is 'contrary to international law.'
- Officials are coordinating with Belgium, which implemented a similar ban last year, to increase pressure on prime minister Netanyahu's government.
- While MPs and the VVD support the move, foreign affairs minister Tom Berendsen and trade minister Sjoerd Sjoerdsma warned in a Friday briefing that ensuring effective sanctions enforcement remains difficult.
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Netherlands proposes ban on import, sale of goods from Israeli West Bank settlements
The Cabinet-proposed sanctions would prohibit Dutch nationals and legal entities, both inside and outside the Netherlands, from importing, buying, or selling goods produced in settlements.
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The Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Rob Jetten, announced this Friday the beginning of the...
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