EU accused of dragging its feet over ban on trade with illegal Israeli settlements

The Guardian reports that EU member states remain divided over proposals to ban trade with Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories, despite mounting legal pressure following the International Court of Justice’s 2024 ruling. Alberto Alemanno, professor of EU law at HEC Paris, warns that every delay in complying with international law increases the EU’s own legal liability by allowing trade linked to an unlawful occupation to continue.