英国及包括法国、加拿大在内的另外11个国家已宣布对以色列非法定居点生产的商品实施贸易限制1。然而，新西兰政府迄今拒绝采取同样行动1。新西兰外交部长Winston Peters的发言人称，新西兰"过去不倾向于使用贸易措施来解决外交政策问题"1。但评论人士指出，这一立场存在矛盾之处。新西兰在俄乌战争期间采取了贸易措施，禁止进口黄金、石油和天然气，并对所有俄罗斯进口商品征收35%关税1。《俄罗斯制裁法》于2022年乌克兰战争入侵后仅三周通过1。
国际法为新西兰加入制裁提供了明确依据。国际法院2024年咨询意见指出，各国不得承认以色列在被占领巴勒斯坦领土上的非法存在，必须"避免与以色列就这些领土进行经济或贸易往来"1。目前157个国家（包括澳大利亚和多数欧洲国家）已承认巴勒斯坦为国家，但新西兰拒绝加入1。
英国外交大臣David Miliband将定居点活动描述为"由定居者恐怖分子实施的巴勒斯坦人种族清洗"，以色列军队"共谋"1。数据显示问题的严重性：以色列自1967年以来在约旦河西岸建造了约160个定居点，容纳70万人1。过去18个月，联合国人道协调办公室估计超过300名巴勒斯坦人被以色列士兵或定居者杀害（同期20名以色列人被巴勒斯坦人杀害），超过6000名巴勒斯坦人流离失所1。2025年8月，以色列财政部长Bezalel Smotrich宣布了E1定居计划，将在东耶路撒冷以东建造3000套定居点住房1，声称该计划"埋葬了巴勒斯坦国家的想法"1。
New Zealand's government has declined to follow the United Kingdom and 11 other countries in imposing economic sanctions on goods produced in Israeli illegal West Bank settlements, despite international legal obligations that experts say should compel such action.1 The UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband has characterized settlement activities as "ethnic cleansing of Palestinians carried out by settler terrorists," with which the Israeli military is "complicit."1 New Zealand's Foreign Ministry spokesperson has stated that the country has "historically been reluctant to use trade measures to address foreign policy issues," yet this position appears inconsistent with New Zealand's own precedent.1
The New Zealand government, in fact, swiftly implemented trade restrictions against Russia following its 2022 invasion of Ukraine, banning imports of gold, oil, and natural gas while imposing a 35 percent tariff on all Russian imports—measures enacted just three weeks after the invasion began.1 The contrast underscores an argument that similar decisive action should apply to Israeli settlements. According to the International Court of Justice's 2024 advisory opinion, all countries are prohibited from recognizing Israel's illegal presence in occupied Palestinian territory and must "refrain from any economic or trade dealings with Israel regarding these territories."1 Yet New Zealand remains among the minority of nations refusing to recognize Palestine as a state, unlike 157 countries including Australia and most European nations that have done so.1
The scale of the settlement enterprise and recent violence underscore the stakes of New Zealand's position. Israel has constructed approximately 160 settlements in the West Bank since 1967, housing around 700,000 people.1 In August 2025, Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich announced the E1 settlement plan to construct 3,000 housing units east of East Jerusalem, claiming the project would bury "the idea of a Palestinian state."1 Over the past 18 months, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs has documented more than 300 Palestinian deaths at the hands of Israeli soldiers or settlers, compared to 20 Israeli deaths by Palestinians, alongside the displacement of over 6,000 Palestinians.1
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