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Which countries banned goods from settlements but trade with Israel?

Several European countries are moving to ban products originating from illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. The United Kingdom announced its intention to implement such a ban within six to nine months, targeting goods like dates and olive oil, in response to increased settler violence and settlement expansion.

Hanna DuggalAl JazeeraFiled 2026-09-09 · 09:52 GMTLean · CenterRead · 2 min
Which countries banned goods from settlements but trade with Israel?
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Several European countries are moving to ban products originating from illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. The United Kingdom announced its intention to implement such a ban within six to nine months, targeting goods like dates and olive oil, in response to increased settler violence and settlement expansion. This follows a July 2024 International Court of Justice ruling deeming Israel's occupation "unlawful" and a UN resolution calling for an end to the occupation. Following the UK's announcement, eleven other countries, including Canada, France, Spain, and Sweden, issued a joint statement supporting a two-state solution and indicating their own plans to restrict trade with these settlements. Spain and Ireland had already implemented national bans earlier in the year, alongside the Netherlands and Belgium.

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Spain and Ireland had already announced their own national bans earlier this year, alongside the Netherlands and Belgium.

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The International Court of Justice in July 2024 called Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territory “unlawful”.

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The United Kingdom has announced a ban on the import of all goods produced in illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.

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11 more countries shared a joint statement supporting the two-state solution and announcing their own intentions to impose restrictions on trade with illegal Israeli settlements.

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EXPLAINERMore European countries are calling to ban products from illegal Israeli settlements, despite sizable overall trade with Israel.The United Kingdom has announced a ban on the import of all goods produced in illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband said in Parliament on Tuesday.It comes in response to an intensifying wave of Israeli settler pogroms and settlement expansions in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem.The ban, set to come into effect within six to nine months, would target settlement exports such as dates, olive oil and agricultural products, with Miliband saying he did not believe “the British people want us supporting the occupation by accepting products from settlements in our shops”.The International Court of Justice in July 2024 called Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territory “unlawful”. Months later, the United Nations passed a resolution calling for an end to the Israeli occupation within a year.Israel’s response was furious, as it announced four “counter-measures”, including banning 12 British MPs from entering Israel and closing the British consulate in Jerusalem.After Miliband’s speech, 11 more countries: Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain and Sweden, shared a joint statement supporting the so-called two-state solution and announcing their own intentions to impose restrictions on trade with illegal Israeli settlements.Spain and Ireland had already announced their own national bans earlier this year, alongside the Netherlands and Belgium.How much do these countries trade with Israel?Aside from Canada and the UK, the rest of the countries considering or already banning settlement goods are European Union members.
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