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Up to three years in prison: Norway prepares to pass bill banning trade with West Bank settlements
The proposal would criminalize imports, exports and property deals with settlements, with violations carrying fines or up to three years in prison.
- Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide announced Norway is advancing legislation to criminalize commercial activity with Israeli towns in Judea and Samaria, with violators facing up to three years in prison.
- Last week, Norway joined 12 governments intending to restrict trade, citing Israeli settlement expansion and jointly stating actions in the West Bank "damage the possibility of realizing the two-state solution."
- The proposal prohibits imports, real estate purchases, and construction services while including exemptions for Palestinian commerce and humanitarian work, with Foreign Ministry officials noting authorities could seize prohibited goods.
- Foreign Minister Eide told the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation Israel has become "far too accustomed" to deflecting criticism, describing Western reaction to sanctions as "very restrained, almost somewhat understanding."
- Public consultation on the bill ends September 19, following Spain and the Netherlands implementing similar restrictions to address the situation in the West Bank.
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Norway to Jail Citizens for Trade with Israeli Settlements
Norway's government is pushing legislation that would jail Norwegian citizens for up to three years for doing business with Israeli communities in the West Bank, a proposal Israel's embassy calls the foreign minister's "obsessive anti-Israel activism." Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide told state broadcaster NRK he expects the measure to advance once a public […]
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