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Qatar backs UK ban on goods from Israeli settlements in occupied West Bank
Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs described the United Kingdom’s ban on imports from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank as an important step toward deterring settlement policies. On the same day, 12 Western countries announced restrictions on trade with settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories.
Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs backed the United Kingdom’s decision to ban imports of goods from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. The ministry described the decision as an important step toward deterring Israel’s settlement policies.
UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband said his government believed that Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank were causing ethnic cleansing of Palestinians. Miliband also announced a ban on imports from illegal Israeli settlements.
Qatar calls for further steps
Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs welcomed the UK decision, as well as the intention of some countries to take similar steps or join these initiatives.
The ministry said the measures represented the implementation of international efforts to put the two-state solution into practice and pressure Israel to halt its settlement policies. It also said that the recognition of an independent Palestinian state by some countries had strengthened the process of establishing a Palestinian state on the ground.
Qatar called on more countries to adopt similar decisions. Doha also urged the international community to fulfill its legal and moral responsibilities to end Israel’s settlement policy in the occupied Palestinian territories.
12 countries restrict trade with settlements
Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs reaffirmed its support for the Palestinian issue and the rights of the Palestinian people. The ministry said it supported the establishment of a Palestinian state within the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital, and the implementation of the two-state solution.
On the same day, the foreign ministers of Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom decided to impose restrictions on trade with settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories. The decision was announced in a joint statement on the two-state solution.
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