# EU remains divided over trade sanctions on illegal Israeli settlements

https://mins.news/en/item/43245

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-03 06:35 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/3/eu-remains-divided-over-trade-sanctions-on-illegal-israeli-settlements?traffic_source=rss

> EU foreign ministers failed to agree on trade sanctions against Israel as settler violence in the occupied West Bank intensifies. Ireland and Spain, backed by Belgium and the Netherlands, pressed for restrictions on goods from illegal Israeli settlements, while Germany, Austria, Czechia and Hungary opposed sanctions. Irish Foreign Minister Helen McEntee said the bloc should act collectively to uphold international law.

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