The Tide is Shifting

12 Nations Announce Sanctions on israeli Settlements

12 countries are moving to restrict trade with illegal israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the UK announced today that they will introduce, support or consider measures restricting settlement trade. France, the UK and Canada have specifically committed to moving forward with bans on settlement goods. israel approved plans last month for 1,200 new housing units in E1, a settlement project that would cut off East Jerusalem, alongside a rise in settler attacks.

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