{"id":132797,"date":"2026-09-09T22:11:49","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T17:11:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/?p=132797"},"modified":"2026-09-09T22:11:51","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T17:11:51","slug":"pakistan-among-arab-muslim-nations-welcoming-uk-ban-on-imports-from-illegal-israeli-settlements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2026\/132797\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan among Arab, Muslim nations welcoming UK ban on imports from illegal Israeli settlements"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Web Desk(National Times)- Pakistan, along with seven other Arab and Muslim countries, on Wednesday welcomed the United Kingdom\u2019s decision to ban imports from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">UK<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/2028386\">&nbsp;imposed&nbsp;<\/a>the trade measures on Tuesday, alongside Canada and France. The decision was announced by British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband, who accused the Israeli government of turning a \u201cblind eye\u201d to what he called \u201cethnic cleansing\u201d by settlers in the West Bank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, a joint statement by the foreign ministers of 12 nations, including Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain and Sweden, also expressed an intention to follow suit and stressed that the Israeli government\u2019s actions in the West Bank undermined the possibility of a two-state solution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A joint statement by the foreign ministers of Pakistan, Turkiye, Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, issued by the Foreign Office (FO), expressed hope that the international community would take similar action in accordance with international law and \u201chold accountable settlement organisations and individuals engaged in illegal settlement activities\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ministers also welcomed an earlier joint statement on the two-state solution issued by the foreign ministers of Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThey encourage the international community to build on these steps and adopt concrete measures to bring an end to activities that support or sustain illegal Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory,\u201d the FO stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It added that the seven countries considered the ban to be in line with international law and relevant United Nations resolutions, including Security Council Resolution 2334 (2016).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They also viewed the decision as consistent with the International Court of Justice\u2019s July 19, 2024, advisory opinion, which requires states \u201cnot to recognise as legal the situation arising from Israel\u2019s unlawful occupation and not to render aid or assistance in maintaining the situation created by Israel\u2019s occupation\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIn this regard, they reiterate their call for Israel to rescind all measures taken in connection with settlement activities and other measures aimed at altering the geographic and demographic character of the Occupied Palestinian Territory,\u201d the joint statement read.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The joint statement also stressed that Gaza is an integral part of Palestine and called for the \u201cfull and immediate\u201d implementation of US President Donald Trump\u2019s \u2018Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ministers reiterated that the only viable path to a lasting and comprehensive peace was the implementation of a two-state solution and the establishment of an independent, sovereign, contiguous and viable Palestinian state based on the June 4, 1967, borders, with Jerusalem as its capital, in accordance with international law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/2028644\/pakistan-among-arab-muslim-nations-welcoming-uk-ban-on-imports-from-illegal-israeli-settlements#islamabad-stands-by-palestine\"><\/a>Islamabad stands by Palestine<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier today, Pakistan welcomed the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/2028386\">United Kingdom-led decision<\/a>&nbsp;to impose trade sanctions on Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, saying that the illegal settlements undermined efforts towards a two-state solution, a separate statement from the FO read.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a statement on its X account, the FO welcomed the decision and said: \u201cThe continued expansion of illegal settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory constitutes a blatant violation of international law as well as relevant UN Security Council resolutions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maintaining that Israel\u2019s actions were a hindrance to a two-state solution, the FO also welcomed the joint statement by the 12 countries, which it said were considering \u201csimilar measures and support[ing] such efforts against the illegal Israeli settlements\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPakistan hopes that these measures will send a clear and unequivocal message of rejection of illegal actions in the occupied Palestinian territory,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Islamabad reiterated support for Palestine, vowing to stand by its people and \u201ctheir just struggle for self-determination\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In response to the UK\u2019s actions, Israel&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/2028586\/uk-rejects-israels-damaging-retaliation-to-sanctions-by-ordering-closure-of-jerusalem-consulate\">ordered<\/a>&nbsp;the closure of the UK\u2019s consulate in Jerusalem earlier today. It also said it would expel British representatives at a centre monitoring the US-brokered ceasefire plan in Gaza, bar British training for Palestinian Authority forces and ban 12 Britons, mostly members of parliament, from visiting the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Miliband, in response, condemned Israel\u2019s actions as \u201cregrettable and damaging\u201d. Speaking to&nbsp;<em>BBC Radio<\/em>, he also rejected suggestions that the sanctions would impact intelligence cooperation with Israel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe have important intelligence and security relationships with Israel, and I\u2019m confident they will continue,\u201d he said, declining to go into details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAnd I was very clear yesterday that we do believe in working with our Israeli partners when it comes to the threats they face from Iran,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Web Desk(National Times)- Pakistan, along with seven other Arab and Muslim countries, on Wednesday welcomed the United Kingdom\u2019s decision to ban imports from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. UK&nbsp;imposed&nbsp;the trade measures on Tuesday, alongside Canada and France. 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