Netherlands to ban imports from Israel's Jewish settlements
* The Netherlands is a leading global buyer of Israeli goods, but the government has never disclosed what volume of goods are currently imported from Jewish settlements. * Most world powers deem Israel's settlements, on land it captured in a 1967 war, illegal.
The Dutch government has agreed to impose a ban on imports of goods produced in Jewish settlements in Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories, Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten said on Friday. * The ban is meant to prevent "any contribution through economic activities by the Netherlands to the unlawful occupation", Jetten said.
* The previous Dutch government last year said it was planning the ban, which is now expected to take effect in the second half of the year. * The Netherlands is a leading global buyer of Israeli goods, but the government has never disclosed what volume of goods are currently imported from Jewish settlements.
* Most world powers deem Israel's settlements, on land it captured in a 1967 war, illegal. Numerous U.N. Security Council resolutions have called on Israel to halt all settlement activity. * Israel disputes this, saying it has historical and biblical ties to the land.
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