Illegal israeli settlements

Smotrich calls for expulsion of UK ambassador after 'Post' report of planned settlement trade ban

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir also responded to the reports of the settlement trade ban by calling for Israel to recognize the Falkland Islands as "Argentine territory under occupation."

SEPTEMBER 7, 2026|ByTZVI JASPER

Finance Minister and head of the Religious Zionist Party Bezalel Smotrich attends RZP's primaries event ahead of the upcoming elections, in Jerusalem, July 26, 2026.

Protesters call for boycott of Israel [file]

UK's proposed ban on Israeli settlement trade would breach int'l legal obligations, lawyers warn

Furthermore, UKLFI puts forward the argument that bans on trade could "harm the very Palestinian population it is supposedly intended to assist."

AUGUST 23, 2026|ByMATHILDA HELLER

Member of Parliament Abtisam Mohamed looks on on the day Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivers a ministerial statement on Hamas' October 7 attack anniversary and the Middle East at the House of Commons, in London, Britain, October 7, 2024.

British lawmakers press government for immediate ban on Israeli West Bank settlement imports

“If settlements are illegal, why have we not made an outright ban on trade? What exactly is it that we’re waiting for?” said Abtisam Mohamed, a Labour politician.

JULY 14, 2026|ByKELLY HARTOG/JTA

JEWISH SETTLERS are seen at the unauthorized Beit Anot outpost in the Gush Etzion area of the West Bank after being informed of an expected evacuation, June 1, 2026.

Three female soldiers wounded by settlers while clearing illegal West Bank outpost

Security forces arrived at the outpost adjacent to Ma’aleh Amos during the night, where they announced that the area was a closed military zone and demanded that all civilians disperse.

JUNE 10, 2026|ByTZVI JASPER

Likud politicians pressure Netanyahu to legalize 2,000 settler homes

SEPTEMBER 18, 2016ByTOVAH LAZAROFF, JEREMY SHARON

Israeli politicians renew push to retroactively legalize 2,000 settler homes

MK Hotovely said bluntly that those who say that there are legal issues with the bill are “lying.”

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016ByTOVAH LAZAROFF

Netanyahu: Palestinian leaders demand future state ethnically cleansed of Jews

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has stated previously that no Israeli settlers or border forces could remain in a future Palestinian state.

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016ByJPOST.COM STAFF