Only six petitions under the EU’s avenue for citizen action have been considered since the program was introduced in 2011.
Palestinian laborers head home after their work day on construction projects in the West Bank Jewish settlement of Efrat on March 16, 2021. During the Trump era, Israel went on an aggressive settlement spree, pushing deeper into the occupied West Bank than ever before. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
LUXEMBOURG (CN) The EU’s second-highest court advanced a petition Wednesday that would block the import of goods from Israeli settlements in occupied territories of Palestine.
Because such settlements are widely seen as illegal under international law, a group invoked the powers of of the the European Citizens’ Initiative to petition for a boycott of any goods produced in the settlements.