Which countries banned goods from settlements but trade with Israel?

What the report says

Al Jazeera reports that the United Kingdom has announced a ban on imports of goods produced in illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, with the measure expected to take effect in six to nine months. Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband said the decision is aimed at avoiding support for the occupation through settlement products, including dates, olive oil and other agricultural items. The announcement follows renewed violence by Israeli settlers and ongoing settlement expansion in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.

The article says 11 other countries — Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain and Sweden — later issued a joint statement backing a two-state solution and signaling their own plans to restrict trade with settlement goods. Spain and Ireland had already introduced national bans earlier in 2026, while the Netherlands and Belgium had also taken similar steps. Al Jazeera notes that these moves come despite each country continuing broader trade with Israel.

The piece adds that the European Union remains Israel’s largest trading partner overall, and that settlement trade is thought to represent only a small share of total EU-Israel commerce. It says the impact of the bans is likely more symbolic than economic, but politically significant amid international disputes over Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territory. The article also explains that Israeli settlements are considered illegal under international law, and that the settler population has grown substantially since the Oslo era.