Published on 23/07/2026 – 16:13 GMT+2 Member states have once again discussed options for restrictive measures against Israel’s illegal settlements, but no majority backed a specific course of action, and there is still no sense of direction. On Wednesday, the sensitive question of relations with Israel returned to the table of EU ambassadors, who discussed next steps on a series of options for sanctioning the country’s settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. The options – ranging from stricter enforcement of existing labelling rules for settlement products, to prohibitive tariffs, to a full trade ban – were discussed at the last…