This issue tracks the growing international response in 2026 to Israeli settlement expansion, settler violence and the E1 settlement project in the West Bank, including trade restrictions and other measures pursued by the United Kingdom, France, Canada and other countries, as well as the diplomatic response of the Government of Israel.
2 events · 2 sources · Updated 38 days ago
The foreign ministers of Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom jointly announced that they intended to introduce national restrictions, support European restrictions, or actively consider measures on trade in goods from settlements in the West Bank.
In response to trade restrictions announced by the United Kingdom, France and Canada on goods from settlements in the West Bank, the Government of Israel said it would close the British consulate in East Jerusalem and restrict entry by some British figures.