ICJP welcomes UK settlement sanctions, but warns they should not be left as 'symbolic gestures'

Middle East Eye · September 8, 2026 Sanctions

ICJP welcomes UK settlement sanctions, but warns they should not be left as 'symbolic gestures' The International Centre of Justice for Palestinians released a statement on Tuesday welcoming the British government's announcement of a ban on trade with illegal Israeli settlements as a "first, though overdue, step towards bringing UK policy in line with its obligations under international law". However, it warned in a post to X that such policy measures "must be enforced with teeth, not left as symbolic gestures". We welcome the measures announced by the UK Gov in Parliament today as a first, though overdue, step towards bringing UK policy in line with its obligations under international law - but they must be enforced with teeth, not left as symbolic gestures.

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