M-28 Illegal Israeli settlements

That:

(a) the House recognize that,

(i) over 700,000 Israeli settlers live in illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem,

(ii) in its Advisory Opinion of July 19, 2024, the International Court of Justice concluded that Israel’s continued presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory is unlawful, the State of Israel is under an obligation to bring to an end its unlawful presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory as rapidly as possible, the State of Israel is under an obligation to cease immediately all new settlement activities, and to evacuate all settlers from the Occupied Palestinian Territory, and all states are under an obligation not to recognize as legal the situation arising from the unlawful presence of the State of Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and not to render aid or assistance in maintaining the situation created by the continued presence of the State of Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory,

(iii) Canada has recognized the State of Palestine in the whole of the Occupied Palestinian Territory,

(iv) Canada’s official foreign policy opposes illegal settlements and their expansion, including in the Occupied Palestinian Territory,

(v) Canada has imposed sanctions against two Israeli ministers and some individuals who have engaged directly or indirectly in violence and violent acts against Palestinian civilians and their property,

(vi) attacks by extremist Israeli settlers on Palestinians in the West Bank and East Jerusalem have escalated in recent months, resulting in the killing and maiming of Palestinians, destruction and theft of private property, allegations of sexual violence and torture of Palestinians, and forced displacement of Palestinians,

(vii) Israeli NGO Yesh Din has stated that since 2005, only 3% of investigation files opened into these crimes led to full or partial convictions,

(viii) senior Israeli officials have said the expansion of settlements in the West Bank are designed to “bury the idea of a Palestinian state”,

(ix) in 2025, the Israeli government approved and funded new illegal settlements including the E1 settlement, long considered a “red line” by the international community,

(x) in March 2026, Israel invaded South Lebanon and began demolishing homes, as extremist Israeli politicians advocated annexation of Lebanese territory, while UN experts and Human Rights Watch warned these acts could amount to war crimes; and

(b) in the opinion of the House, the government should,

(i) immediately impose sanctions on Israeli government officials tied to the settler movement,

(ii) publicly warn that any person or entity involved in Israeli settlements or their expansion will face targeted economic sanctions,

(iii) cancel the Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement as it treats the Occupied Palestinian Territory as part of Israel, which amounts to a violation of relevant international law,

(iv) ban all forms of economic activity with illegal settlements,

(v) suspend all arms transfers to Israel, including through the United States.