UK, France, Canada Move to Restrict Trade With Israeli West Bank Settlements

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

60% : Total trade in goods between the EU and Israel amounted to 43.3 billion euros ($50 billion) in 2025, while two-way trade in services totaled 26.6 billion euros ($30.8 billion) in 2024, according to European Commission data.
59% : " The European Union is Israel's largest trading partner.
55% : Huckabee told the BBC on Sept. 8 that the sanctions amounted to "discrimination against the Jewish people.
54% : The announcement came weeks before Israel's Oct. 27 general election.
51% : The move follows Israel's approval of the E1 settlement project, which the UK says undermines a future Palestinian state.
51% : " The UK and Israel traded 5.9 billion pounds ($7.9 billion) in goods and services in the four quarters ending in the first quarter of 2026, according to July data from the UK government.
45% : Speaking with LBC on Tuesday, British Treasury Secretary Pat McFadden said Israel remained an important trading partner, but insisted that the expansion of the settlements was "wrong.
43% : Ahead of the statement, Israeli officials, including President Isaac Herzog and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, condemned the planned measures, while U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee warned they could affect the UK's trade with some U.S. states.
42% : The measures come less than a month after Israel opened tenders for the construction of settlement homes in the East-1 (E1) area east of Jerusalem, a project the UK has strongly opposed.
42% : The UK has argued that construction in the E1 area would further undermine the viability of a future Palestinian state, making the latest restrictions part of a broader effort to increase pressure over settlement activity rather than broader economic ties with Israel.
41% : Officials from Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and the UK also called on Israel to halt settlement expansion, condemned settler violence, reaffirmed Israel's legitimate security interests, and reiterated their support for a negotiated two-state solution.
38% : " He said the measures could limit the UK's ability to do business in U.S. states that bar entities boycotting Israel from receiving state contracts, procurement opportunities, or public investment.
34% : "The Government of Israel must immediately halt the expansion of settlements and civilian administrative powers, ensure accountability for settler violence, and investigate allegations against Israeli forces," the Tuesday joint statement said.
34% : On Sept. 7, ahead of Miliband's announcement, Smotrich called for the expulsion of the UK's ambassador to Israel.

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