France considers ban on settlement products.. and European moves to boycott them escalate

The French parliament is studying a proposed law to ban the import of products from Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories, and includes services supporting settlements. It was approved by a parliamentary committee on Monday, with the support of more than 100 deputies from eight blocs, and is set to be put to a vote on November 19.

The French parliament is studying a proposed law to ban the import of products from Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories of 1967, a step that comes amid escalating European and international moves to impose economic restrictions on Israeli settlement activity. A French parliamentary committee approved the proposal on Monday, submitted by the Secretary General of the Socialist Party Olivier Faure, and it is set to be debated and voted on during a plenary session scheduled for November 19. The proposal is not limited to banning the import of goods produced in settlements in the occupied West Bank, but also includes services that contribute to supporting and developing settlement activity, including financial services and apartment rentals for tourists. The proposal received support from more than 100 deputies from eight parliamentary blocs, with support from leftist blocs and the centrist Democratic Movement party, while the party of President Emmanuel Macron and the National Rally opposed it. The proposal stipulates a prison sentence of one year and a fine of up to 5% of the annual global turnover of the violating company.