Rights Groups Urge EU to Ban Trade With Israeli Settlements

Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International have called on the European Union to ban trade with Israeli settlements, according to Anadolu Agency.

The rights organizations urged European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to revive measures against Israel ahead of her annual address to the European Union, the report said.

Details of the specific measures sought by the two organizations were not immediately available.

Anadolu Agency reported that the appeal comes as von der Leyen prepares to deliver her annual State of the Union address, a speech in which EU leaders typically outline policy priorities for the coming year.

Neither Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, nor the European Commission could be immediately reached for further comment.