Published by Oxfam International and 80+ organizations, this report examines how international trade and corporate activity sustain Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory (OPT). The report argues that foreign states and companies are complicit in maintaining Israel’s prolonged occupation and systematic violations of Palestinian rights by engaging economically with settlements that are in occupied territory and are illegal under international law.

The report highlights that Israel’s settlement project, housing more than 700,000 settlers in the West Bank, has confiscated over 40% of the territory’s land and much of its water. This has fragmented the Palestinian economy, restricted movement, and entrenched poverty. Meanwhile, Israel subsidizes settlement growth through tax incentives, cheap land, and infrastructure development, making it profitable for Israeli businesses to operate there.

International companies and states, particularly in the EU and UK, are criticized for continuing to import goods from settlements and engage in investments in occupied territory.

The report argues that states have a legal duty not to recognise or assist the occupation and must instead ban trade and investment linked to settlements. The report concludes with recommendations for governments and companies to enact binding legislation prohibiting settlement trade, disengage from complicit corporate activity, and support Palestinian self-determination through lawful and ethical economic policies.