Amnesty International Urges UK To Ban Imports From Israeli Settlements
June 7, 2017
Amnesty International has called on the UK to ban all imports of goods produced in illegal Israeli settlements to help end multimillion-pound profits which have fuelled mass human rights violations.
Human rights group Amnesty International has called on the UK to ban all imports of goods produced in illegal Israeli settlements to help end multimillion-pound profits which have fuelled mass human rights violations.
To mark the 50th year of Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territory, the group is launching a new campaign calling on all countries to prohibit settlement goods from their markets and clampdown on national companies operating in the illegal structures.
“The UK should do the legally and morally right thing and introduce a ban on the import and sale of all goods produced in the Israeli settlements,” Kate Allen, Director of Amnesty International’s United Kingdom Section,” said.
“For decades, Britain and the rest of the world has shamefully stood by as Israel has destroyed Palestinians’ homes and plundered their land and natural resources for profit.”
