Spain says it will start probing Israeli products originating in West Bank

By AFP 30 September 2025, 3:29 pm

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Spain’s government says it will investigate companies that advertise products or services in the country that originate in the Palestinian territories.

The measure follows the approval of a decree last week that bans the promotion of such goods and services in Spain to prevent firms from benefiting from Israel’s control of areas Palestinians want for a state, the consumer ministry says in a statement.

Consumer Affairs Minister Pablo Bustinduy said earlier this year his office would use “all necessary resources” to ensure no company operating in Spain profits from the occupation.

“No firm should have its balance sheet stained with the blood of the Palestinian people,” the statement quotes him as saying at an event in July.