Today, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the UK confirm their intention to introduce national and/or support European restrictions on trade in goods with settlements which are illegal under international law, or that they are actively considering these and other measures, in accordance with their national procedures.

Today, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the UK confirm their intention to introduce national and/or support European restrictions on trade in goods with settlements which are illegal under international law, or that they are actively considering these and other measures, in accordance with their national procedures. In this regard, the UK, France and Canada welcome the important action already taken by Ireland, Spain, the Netherlands, Norway and Belgium and will bring forward national measures to ban trade in settlement goods.

  • Séimhe (sé / é)@lemmy.world
    9·
    1 hour ago

    Sigh

    For gods sake, we are way past the point of just sanctioning the settlements. Sanctions like this are known to be ineffective. It is the Israeli regime that needs to be sanctioned. Anything less is performative.

    they are actively considering these and other measures

    Actively considering … Should have been decades ago, and it’s too little now.

    • kent_eh@lemmy.caEnglish
      1·
      43 minutes ago

      And still, there is one major economy who consistently refuses to do even that bare minimum.