For many Palestinians, employment in Israel or Israeli businesses in Judea and Samaria is an important source of income in the Palestinian Authority economy, where opportunities are limited.
October 23, 2026 On September 8, 2026, Canada, Great Britain, France, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain and Sweden announced their intention to introduce national restrictions on trade with Israeli settlements in the West Bank, to support measures at the European level or to consider similar actions. Governments stated that their aim is to protect the "two-state solution" and to respond to — presumably preventin…