Twelve European nations (Canada being North American but European in Spirit and in trade evolution) have reacted to Israeli settlement excesses, and West Bank generic excess.
The headline is the first paragraph of the Canadian press release.Next three:
“Today, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the UK confirm their intention to introduce national and/or support European restrictions on trade in goods with settlements which are illegal under international law, or that they are actively considering these and other measures, in accordance with their national procedures. In this regard, the UK, France and Canada welcome the important action already taken by Ireland, Spain, the Netherlands, Norway and Belgium and will bring forward national measures to ban trade in settlement goods.
“Together, we are resolute: the two-state solution must be protected, and we will take action in pursuit of a just and lasting peace, based on the principles enshrined in the New York Declaration adopted one year ago. We firmly oppose actions tantamount to the annexation of Palestinian land and forcible displacement of the Palestinian population.
“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.
This is not near to a full BDS over West Bank and something additional, Gaza, but a signal to two nations, Isreael, obviously, but also to the U.S., which is Israel's enabler, and hence complicit.
Also, AJ reports an extensive crime spree by Israel in the West Bank.
Israeli army kills four in a day in the occupied West Bank
As global focus on the war on Iran and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz grows, Israeli settlers’ violence across the occupied West Bank shows no sign of decreasing.
In the past 24 hours, the Palestinian Health Ministry that four Palestinians were killed by Israeli gunfire and attacks in Qalqilya, Nablus, and Tulkarem.
The latest casualties bring the total number of those killed in the Palestinian territory to 100 since the beginning of this year.
The Israeli government now in place are insufferable bigots. Once the election votes get counted, will the Israeli general population express approval and encouragement of the ethnic cleansing? If so, cutting them all lose and wholly alone would serve as sane U.S. policy. They in toto would have earned international score, including from sanity possibly running a bit in the U.S., despite the unified Biden - Trump stance. With Obama having committed to long term annual multi-billion arms subsidy.
There is still time to call foul, and to punish. There always will be.
UPDATE: The UK appears to have moved first, TOI reports Rubio disavows the blockade.