France, Sept. 9 -- Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain and Sweden also plan to restrict trade with the settlements, the nations' foreign ministers said in a joint statement. Twelve nations act

Ireland and Spain have already taken measures against trade with Israeli settlements, and France has for weeks been pushing for a similar decision from the European Union, Israel's leading trading partner, but has been blocked by some member states.

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"The Government of Israel's actions in the West Bank are undermining the possibility of a two-state solution," the twelve ministers said, referring to a plan under which two states - one Israeli and ...