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Owaisi Urges Modi to Restrict Imports From Israeli Settlements
Asaduddin Owaisi asked India’s prime minister to stop imports from certain Israeli settlements.
These settlements are in the West Bank, an area claimed by Palestinians.
Owaisi said the restrictions could help reduce Israel’s expansion.
He also said they could support the idea of two separate countries, Israel and Palestine.
He pointed to similar plans by Western countries.
Twelve countries, including France and Canada, announced trade restrictions on September 9.
They said settlement growth and violence by settlers were making peace harder.
The Indian government’s response was not stated in the article.
AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to ban imports from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.
Owaisi said India should follow restrictions announced or planned by Western countries.
He argued the measure could help curb Israel’s expansion and support a two-state solution.
The proposal followed reports of settlement expansion and increasing settler violence against Palestinians.
Twelve Western countries, including France and Canada, announced plans on September 9 to restrict settlement-origin goods.
- Who
- AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to act.
- What
- Owaisi called for a ban on imports produced in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.
- Where
- The proposed restriction concerns goods from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, Palestine; Owaisi made the appeal from Hyderabad.
- When
- The appeal followed a September 9 announcement by 12 Western countries; no date for Owaisi’s post was provided.
- Why
- Owaisi said the measure could stop Israel’s expansion, reduce oppression, and support a two-state solution.
Key facts
- Proposer
- Asaduddin Owaisi, chief of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen
- Requested action
- Ban imports of goods produced in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank
- Indian decision-maker
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi
- International precedent
- Twelve Western countries announced plans to restrict trade in settlement-origin goods
- Announcement date
- September 9
- Countries mentioned
- France, Canada, Britain, and 11 other Western countries
- Stated rationale
- Settlement expansion and settler violence were described as undermining a two-state solution
Quotes
Asaduddin Owaisi
AIMIM chief and member of India’s Parliament
“Britain has decided to impose a ban on the import of goods produced in illegal Israeli settlements located in the occupied West Bank. This step is due to the ongoing expansion of Israeli settlements and the escalating violent attacks by settlers against Palestinians. 11 other countries are also going to impose such a ban”
deccanchronicle.com
“This will be an important decision to stop Israel's growing oppression”
deccanchronicle.com
Sources
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