Dutch settlement-trade ban faces court challenge over stock deadline
A Dutch evangelical group linked to the Israel Product Centre has taken the Dutch state to court in an effort to block a planned ban on trade in goods from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank and Golan Heights. The summary proceedings were filed in the Netherlands, with a hearing due on Wednesday, as the group argues the measure is too broad and leaves it too little time to sell existing stock. The case centres on a decree announced in July and due to take effect on 22 September for three years.The planned ban would prohibit importing, buying and... [Continue Reading]
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