EU countries consider sanctions on trade from illegal Israeli settlements
EU countries consider sanctions on trade from illegal Israeli settlements Pressure from EU member states to impose sanctions has increased in recent...
Key points
- EU countries consider sanctions on trade from illegal Israeli settlements Pressure from EU member states to impose sanctions has increased in recent months amid escalating settler violence.
- The European Union’s foreign ministers are meeting in Brussels to discuss imposing sanctions on Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.
- Pressure from EU member states to impose sanctions has increased in recent months due to escalating violence by Israeli settlers against Palestinians and their property and the Israeli government’s continued expansion of settlements, which are illegal under international law.
- Some diplomats said banning trade with Israeli settlements would require a qualified majority of at least 15 EU states, representing 65 percent of the bloc’s population.
What happened
EU countries consider sanctions on trade from illegal Israeli settlements Pressure from EU member states to impose sanctions has increased in recent months amid escalating settler violence. The European Union’s foreign ministers are meeting in Brussels to discuss imposing sanctions on Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. Pressure from EU member states to impose sanctions has increased in recent months due to escalating violence by Israeli settlers against Palestinians and their property and the Israeli government’s continued expansion of settlements, which are illegal under international law. Some diplomats said banning trade with Israeli settlements would require a qualified majority of at least 15 EU states, representing 65 percent of the bloc’s population. “There have been a lot of asks and requests from the member states regarding the ban of the trade with illegal settlements,” Kallas said. Illegal settlements Israel has occupied the West Bank since 1967.