Indonesia and Seven Countries Back UK Settlement Measures

RRI.CO.ID, Jakarta - The Foreign Ministers of Indonesia, Egypt, Jordan, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have welcomed the decision by the United Kingdom Government to ban imports of goods from illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory. In a joint statement on Thursday, September 10, 2026, the Foreign Ministers expressed hope that the UK's decision would encourage the international community to take similar actions in accordance with international law and hold settlement organizations and individuals involved in illegal settlement activities accountable.

“... and express the hope that this decision will help mobilize the international community to take similar actions in line with international law and hold accountable settlement organizations and individuals engaged in illegal settlement activities,” the joint statement by the Foreign Ministers said on X on Thursday.

The ministers also welcomed the Joint Statement on the two-State solution issued by the Foreign Ministers of Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.

“…confirming their intention to introduce national and/or support European restrictions on trade in goods with settlements that are illegal under international law, or to actively consider these and other measures in accordance with their respective national procedures,” the statement said.

The Foreign Ministers also encouraged the international community to build on these steps by taking concrete measures to end activities that support or sustain illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory.

They said such measures are consistent with international law and United Nations (UN) resolutions, including UN Security Council Resolution 2334 of 2016 and the Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued on July 19, 2024. In this regard, the ministers reiterated their call for Israel to rescind all measures related to settlement activities, as well as other measures aimed at altering the geographic and demographic character of the occupied Palestinian territory.

“The Ministers consider the announced intentions to be in line with international law and relevant United Nations resolutions, including United Nations Security Council resolution 2334 (2016), and the Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice of 19 July 2024, including the obligation of all States not to recognize as legal the situation arising from Israel’s unlawful occupation and not to render aid or assistance in maintaining the situation created by Israel’s occupation,” they added.

The ministers also underscored that Gaza is an integral part of the occupied Palestinian territory and called for the full and immediate implementation of the Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict proposed by President Donald Trump.

The plan is considered important to ensure security and stability, address the humanitarian situation, facilitate reconstruction and recovery, and lay the foundations for lasting peace.

They stressed that the only viable path to achieving a just, lasting, and comprehensive peace is through the implementation of the two-State solution.

The solution includes the establishment of an independent, sovereign, contiguous, and viable Palestinian state based on the June 4, 1967 lines, with East Jerusalem as its capital, in accordance with international law and relevant UN resolutions.