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Norway to Ban Trade, Divest from Settlement Companies

6/20/2026

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Norway’s fund is urged to divest from companies tied to Israeli settlements illegal by the International Court of Justice.
The government is consulting a bill to ban trade with settlements in Gaza, West Bank and East Jerusalem, ending September 19.
Israel withdrew its ambassadors from Oslo, Dublin and Madrid and summoned Norwegian envoys, while Norway joined United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, France and New Zealand in sanctions against networks financing violence in West Bank.

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Norway’s fund is urged to divest from companies tied to Israeli settlements illegal by the International Court of Justice.
The government is consulting a bill to ban trade with settlements in Gaza, West Bank and East Jerusalem, ending September 19.
Israel withdrew its ambassadors from Oslo, Dublin and Madrid and summoned Norwegian envoys, while Norway joined United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, France and New Zealand in sanctions against networks financing violence in West Bank.