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Aug 22, 2026

Over 100 former French and British diplomats call for joint sanctions on Israel over Palestinian territories

More than 100 former French and British diplomats have issued an open letter urging French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Andy Burnham to impose joint sanctions on Israel, including halting arms exports and banning trade with illegal settlements in the West Bank. The diplomats warn that Israeli settlement expansion and occupation policies are erasing prospects for an independent Palestinian state.

Aug 22, 20267 sources

Top claims

▪The former diplomats' letter was published two days after the United Kingdom, France, and nine other countries condemned the Israeli government's publication of construction tenders for the E1 settlement project.
▪The former diplomats urged France and the United Kingdom to suspend the EU-Israel Association Agreement and the UK-Israel Trade and Partnership Agreement over human rights breaches.
▪The signatories stated that the Israeli government is destroying prospects of an independent Palestinian state by showing contempt for the International Court of Justice and United Nations Security Council resolutions.

People involved

Emmanuel Macron

Subtopics

Israeli settlements Middle East peace process & normalization West Bank Arms trade & proliferation Israel-Palestine Conflict Sanctions & economic countermeasures

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