Sep 8, 2026CORE

Twelve Countries Issue Joint Statement on Trade Restrictions for West Bank Settlement Goods

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.

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Joint Statement of the Foreign Ministers of Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the UK on the Two-state Solution
Global Affairs CanadaENSep 8, 2026Official statement

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West Bank Settlement Trade Restrictions and Expanding International Sanctions

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.

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