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UK announces sanctions on Israeli settlements in West Bank and accuses settlers of 'ethnic cleansing'
The ban covers imports and some services as Britain and allies say settlement expansion is eroding prospects for a Palestinian state.
- Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband announced a comprehensive set of UK sanctions against Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, openly accusing "settler terrorists" of carrying out ethnic cleansing with tacit Israeli government support.
- The measures include a complete import ban on goods produced in West Bank settlements, alongside prohibitions on services, financing, construction, real estate, and advertising linked to illegal outposts.
- Miliband formally stated that the UK now considers Israel's entire occupation of the West Bank unlawful, framing the trade and export restrictions as a critical intervention to preserve the viability of a future two-state solution.
- Israeli officials fiercely condemned the move, with Foreign Minister Gideon Saar threatening retaliatory actions against Britain and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich demanding the immediate expulsion of the UK ambassador.
- U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee criticized the sanctions as discriminatory against the Jewish people, warning that the policy shift could trigger economic or political retaliation from Washington.
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UK government bans goods from Israeli settlements in West Bank
London: The United Kingdom government said on Tuesday, September 8, that it’s banning trade with Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, where it says “settler terrorists” are carrying out ethnic cleansing of Palestinians. Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband said that France and Canada will join it in banning goods as part of an international coalition. … Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News, Technology, Entertainment, Sports, Politics…
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Israeli West Bank settlements hit by sanctions as UK, France and Canada push two-state solution
The latest trade restrictions add to measures imposed by Britain in June, when it sanctioned Israeli networks accused of financing, enabling and carrying out violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
·New Delhi, India
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