Nine EU Countries Urge European Commission To Review Legality Of Trade Linked To Israeli Settlements
BRUSSELS, June 20 (Bernama-WAFA) -- Nine European Union member states have called on the European Commission to examine whether trade involving goods and services produced in Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory is consistent with international law.
According to Palestine News and Info Agency (WAFA) the joint appeal was announced by Belgian Foreign Minister Maxime Prévot in a post on X. The countries backing the initiative are Belgium, Finland, Ireland, Luxembourg, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, and Sweden.
Prévot stated that the request aligns with the advisory opinion issued by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on July 19, 2024. The ICJ opinion emphasised that international actors must avoid engagement in trade that contributes to the perpetuation of the unlawful situation created by Israel's settlement activities in occupied Palestinian land.
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