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Canada urges businesses to avoid trade with illegal ‘Israeli’ settlements
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- Canada urges businesses to cut settlement ties
The Canadian government issued a formal advisory Friday strongly urging domestic companies and financial institutions to refrain from engaging in economic, commercial, or investment activities linked to illegal 'Israeli' settlements across the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem.
The notice warns that participation in settlement-related business presents severe legal, financial, and reputational risks.
"Canada’s long-standing position is that Israeli settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem are illegal under international law and constitute a serious obstacle to a just and lasting peace," the advisory states. "Settlement activity, including extremist settler violence, undermines the viability of a two-state solution and contributes to instability and human rights concerns."
The business advisory aligns with a growing international consensus seeking to isolate 'Israeli' settlements legally and economically.
It comes alongside joint statements from Western nations, including European allies, calling on 'Israel' to halt settlement expansion and withdraw construction plans in the occupied West Bank.
International bodies and rights organizations have increasingly urged third-party states to adopt concrete measures, including import restrictions and corporate advisories, to ensure multinational companies are not complicit in land confiscation, natural resource exploitation, or systemic human rights violations in occupied Palestinian territory.
