Coalition of legal professionals demands tougher action against Israel
The coalition says the government’s limited steps do not meet international law duties and urges sanctions on financial and service networks.
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Legal experts urge UK to expand Israeli settlement trade ban
LONDON: More than 130 senior UK legal figures told Prime Minister Andy Burnham on Tuesday that a ban on trade with Israeli settlements “falls far short” of Britain’s obligations under international law. The UK announced last week that it would prohibit all imports from settlements in the occupied West Bank and bar companies from providing services to those settlements. The measures were also adopted by France and Canada. But a letter signed by d…
UK’s Trade Ban on Israeli Settlements ‘Falls Far Short of Legal Obligations’
The UK government has been urged to go further on sanctions against Israeli settlements in the West Bank, with senior lawyers warning that current measures “fall far short” of Britain’s obligations under international law. Foreign secretary Ed Miliband last week announced a ban on the trade of goods with illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied […]
130 legal experts urge UK to expand sanctions on Israeli settlements
In a letter to Prime Minister Andy Burnham on Tuesday, the legal experts welcomed the UK’s decision to act alongside its allies but said the measures “fall far short” of what they described as Britain’s responsibilities regarding Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territory, Anadolu Agency reported. The letter called on the government to expand the sanctions […] The post 130 legal experts urge UK to expand sanctions on Israeli settlements appea…
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