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WED Welcomes Further International Measures on Trade with Israeli Settlements

WED Welcomes Further International Measures on Trade with Israeli Settlements

The World Embassy Desk (WED) welcomes the recent announcements by the United Kingdom, France and Canada to introduce measures prohibiting trade in goods originating from Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. In doing so, they follow the steps already taken by Ireland, Spain, the Netherlands, Norway and Belgium to restrict trade with Israeli settlements.

WED considers these measures to be important and principled steps towards upholding international law and reinforcing the rules-based international order. They demonstrate the growing responsibility of States to ensure that economic relations do not contribute to activities regarded as contrary to international law.

WED encourages other States to consider adopting comparable measures, consistent with their respective international legal obligations. Coordinated and lawful action by the international community can contribute to accountability, discourage further settlement activity, and support conditions for a just and sustainable peace.

WED reiterates that lasting peace requires respect for international law, meaningful diplomacy, and the protection of the rights, security and dignity of all people affected by the conflict.

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Strength of the WED

A positive effect of the WED will be that its actions will not affect the relationship between states. After all, states are not the ones who will act against the state that violates the international agreements; the WED will act on behalf of all members, while the member states will just act according to their commitments to the WED.

Another positive outcome of the WED will be that states will not be able to abuse their economic or military power to force others to act according to their will or to accept a breach by them. After all, by doing that, those states are not only breaching international agreements but also intending to make innocent civilians suffer only for their own agenda. Indeed, just as we as humans may not force our neighbours to live as we see fit, states may not force this on other states, either.