Twelve countries, including Portugal, announced today the intention to introduce sanctions against Israeli settlements in the West Bank. This decision represents a joint position of several European states regarding the expansion of Jewish settlements in the occupied territories.
The signatory countries committed to implementing restrictions at the national level and supporting European measures that limit trade in products from these settlements. The objective is to pressure Israel to end its colonization policy, which is considered illegal under international law.
Portugal is part of this group of twelve nations that took this coordinated position. The measure comes in a context of growing tension in the region and international criticism of Israel's settlement expansion policy in the West Bank.
