Norway seeks to ban trade with illegal Israeli settlements in Palestine
Key takeaways
- Norwegian government announces consultation on new bill as it steps up policies regarding ‘unlawful’ Israeli activities.
- “The Israeli settlements in Palestine are in breach of international law,” Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide said in a statement on Friday.
- “They contribute to displacement, extreme violence and a situation that makes a peaceful solution impossible.
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Norwegian government announces consultation on new bill as it steps up policies regarding ‘unlawful’ Israeli activities.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Illegal Israeli settelements in the occupied West Bank have been expanding in recent years under Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich [File: AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg]By Alex Milan Durie Published On 19 Jun 202619 Jun 2026Norway’s government says it plans to ban all trade with Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory, and has announced consultation on a proposal for a new bill prohibiting such transactions.
“The Israeli settlements in Palestine are in breach of international law,” Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide said in a statement on Friday.