UK govt asked to clarify if Israeli settlement sanctions include Golan Heights
Government sources said the new measures will also cover Golan Heights settlements, where about 20,000 Israeli settlers live, after campaigners pressed for a wider ban.
- On Tuesday, the British government declared the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territory illegal and announced comprehensive sanctions on illegal Israeli settlements. Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband promised to "introduce an import ban on goods from illegal settlements in the occupied territories."
- Government sources confirmed to MEE on Thursday night that Israeli settlements in the Golan Heights and East Jerusalem are covered by the new measures, alongside those in the occupied West Bank. This clarified earlier ambiguity about territorial coverage.
- Eleven other countries—Canada, France, Spain, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, and Sweden—signed a joint statement with Britain saying they "confirm their intention to introduce national and/or support European restrictions on trade in goods with settlements which are illegal under international law."
- Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar responded by announcing that Israel would close the British consulate in East Jerusalem and ban 11 British MPs, among other sanctions. Saar's actions marked a direct counter-response to the British measures.
- UN Resolution 242 calls for Israel to withdraw from the Golan Heights, where some 20,000 Israeli settlers live alongside about 26,000 native inhabitants who are predominantly Druze and identify as Syrian. The territory remains disputed under international law.
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UK govt asked to clarify if Israeli settlement sanctions include Golan Heights
LONDON: The Council for Arab-British Understanding has written to UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband asking if the government’s new sanctions on illegal Israeli settlements will apply to the occupied Syrian Golan Heights. Caabu’s director, Chris Doyle, highlighted that the 34 Israeli settlements in the Golan — with a population of about 30,000 — were just as illegal as those in the occupied West Bank. In a press release, the council described the …
UK Sanctions on Israeli Settlements Reportedly Extend to East Jerusalem and Golan Heights
REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, LONDON -- The British government has expanded its sanctions policy against illegal Israeli settlements. London's move will not only target settlements in the occupied West Bank, but will also include Israeli settlements in...
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