Banning EU Trade with Israeli Settlements Is Not an “Option.” It’s an Obligation

Click to expand Image Palestinians stand behind a barrier as Israeli forces block farmers from accessing their lands in Halhul town near Hebron, in the occupied West Bank, on November 20, 2025. © 2025 Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images The European Union’s obligation to ban trade with Israel’s illegal settlements is not in question. But its leadership’s will to comply has long been. Following growing pressure from civil society, trade unions, legal scholars, some EU governments