- The new event details how settler violence and Israeli policy failures in the West Bank and Gaza Strip are creating a volatile situation exploited by Hamas.
- Reports detail settlement building in the occupied West Bank and the legal acknowledgment of its status.
- International actors, including France, Canada, and Australia, have taken action regarding the West Bank, including sanctions on illegal settlers and support for peace funds.
- Calls are urging that settlement expansion must cease for peace, and sanctions are being imposed on individuals involved in settlement activity.
Amnesty International urges the European Commission to ban trade with settlements following accelerated expansion and violence in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.
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Amnesty International urges the European Commission to ban trade with settlements following accelerated expansion and violence in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.
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The entities involved
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Amnesty International
non-governmental organization based in the United Kingdom
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European Commission
executive branch of the European Union
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West Bank
Palestinian territory on the western bank of the Jordan River, occupied by Israel
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East Jerusalem
Eastern part of Jerusalem, in dispute between Israel and the Palestinian Arabs since 1967
- Navi Pillay chaired an inquiry into Israeli actions in Gaza, which covered East Jerusalem, while Donald Trump criticized her Nobel Peace Prize win.
- Current events detail the isolation of East Jerusalem from surroundings, the need for aid to reach the Gaza Strip without obstruction, and calls for a two-state solution.
Related events
- Israel is expanding E1 settlements in the West Bank, leading to condemnation from the EC president and highlighting by Ir Amim.
- UK and US states announce trade restrictions targeting Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.
- Hamas terror attacks triggered Israel's war, while the EU failed to impose sanctions or trade restrictions.