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Massad defends Israeli settlers while states ban West Bank trade
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Joseph Massad argues for Israeli settlers in the West Bank, according to Middle East Eye, as the UK, France, and Canada have enacted trade bans against settlements. The countries have targeted commercial activity in occupied territories while maintaining relations with the Israeli state that established, equipped, and incentivized the settler movement.
Massad's position contests the international sanctions approach, which he characterizes as incomplete enforcement against the broader Israeli state apparatus behind settlement expansion.
