Archive · 11 Sep 2026
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.
- When
- The appeal followed a September 9 announcement by 12 Western countries; no date for Owaisi’s post was provided.
- Where
- The proposed restriction concerns goods from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, Palestine; Owaisi made the appeal from Hyderabad.
- Why
- Owaisi said the measure could stop Israel’s expansion, reduce oppression, and support a two-state solution.
- 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