Canada Joins European Ban on Israeli Settlement Goods in Response to Rising Violence
The joint move targets settlement products as 12 countries accuse Israel of undermining a two-state solution and worsening conditions for Palestinians.
- On Tuesday, Canada joined 11 other countries in pledging to ban imports of goods produced in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.
- These nations accuse Israel of enabling settler violence and expanding settlements that are widely understood to be illegal under international law, prompting the coordinated trade restrictions.
- The joint statement describes Israeli actions as "tantamount to the annexation of Palestinian land and forcible displacement of the Palestinian population," while recognizing "Israel's legitimate security interests" and condemning Hamas attacks.
- Israel's foreign minister promised unspecified "counter measures" Tuesday against "countries that act, or will act, against Israel," though Canada was not specifically named in the response.
- Prime Minister Mark Carney will co-chair a meeting later this month at the United Nations General Assembly with British Prime Minister Andy Burnham and French President Emmanuel Macron to "advance our efforts and pursue peace.
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Canada joins European ban on Israeli settlement goods in response to rising violence
OTTAWA — Ottawa joined European nations on Tuesday with a pledge to ban imports of goods produced in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.
Twelve Western countries announce their "intention" to impose restrictions on trade with illegal Israeli settlements, without any timetable or appropriate measures, a way of inserting into the Israeli political debate on the eve of the legislative process rather than taking concrete action for Palestinian self-determination.
A group of 12 nations, including the United Kingdom, France, Spain and Canada, announced a coordinated restriction on trade in goods and products produced in Israeli settlements located in the occupied territories of the West Bank. The intergovernmental measure provides for the cessation of tariff facilities and the...
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