nam 22 uu 4500 10.59704/cc86aaf666dbde99 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 260709s2026||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.59704/cc86aaf666dbde99 doi eng 342 23 R. Borges de Carvalho, Pedro Author aut More Than Mere Bystanders - Responsibility of the EU for Israel’s Illegal Presence in the OPT R. Borges de Carvalho, Pedro Verfassungsblog 2026-07-09 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier After two years since the ICJ unequivocally declared Israel’s presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory as unlawful, the European Commission is expected to finally propose measures to “restrict” EU trade with illegal Israeli settlements ahead of the next European Council meeting on 13 July. While most proposals explore suspending the EU-Israel Association Agreement, adopting targeted sanctions against Israeli officials and settlers, or imposing tariffs on settlement trade, these measures are not enough to dismantle a link of complicity where a complete embargo on Israeli colonies is required. CC BY-SA 4.0 EU EU Israel Occupied Palestinian Territory Sanctions (DE-588)10290611-7 gnd EU Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/more-than-mere-bystanders/ raw object