French committee adopts bill to restrict settlement trade
The proposal targets imports of Israeli settlement products and services contributing to settlement construction. It must become law before the restrictions can take effect.
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A French parliamentary committee adopted a bill on 9 November 2026 aimed at banning imports of products from Israeli settlements and services that contribute to settlement construction. Committee approval advances the proposal; it does not put the restrictions into force.
The vote followed an announcement in September by France and several other countries that they intended to sanction trade with settlements in the occupied West Bank. France 24 linked those announcements to increased violence in the territory.
France’s Foreign Ministry says settlement building is contrary to international law and undermines the two-state solution. The bill would still have to become law before its proposed restrictions apply.
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