West Bank sanctions a big moment in UK's foreign policy

Are the UK sanctions on Israel real progress, or more illusion?

The UK's new sanctions on Israeli settlements may be groundbreaking, but they're also full of loopholes. F-35 parts are exempt, the state itself is untouched, and enforcement won't start for months. Real progress, but far from enough.

West Bank sanctions a big moment in UK's foreign policy

It was forthright, it was clear, it was unequivocal - ethnic cleansing of Palestinians is being carried out in the West Bank by Israel. The formal position of the UK government now is that the occupation of the West Bank is illegal, and must end, writes Sean Whelan.

U.K. shifts policy on occupied Palestine. Netanyahu strikes back

Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband "called out" the growing numbers of Israeli settlements in the West Bank imposing sanctions on some aspects of the system although contradictions remain within the overall stance towards apartheid state In an unprecedented address before the British parliament on September 8, the Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom, Ed Miliband, criticized the growing Israeli settlements in the West Bank area of Occupied Palesti…

West Bank Sanctions Mark a Significant Moment in UK Foreign Policy – Axadle

Britain has formally declared Israel’s occupation of the West Bank unlawful and accused Israeli settlers of carrying out the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians, marking one of the sharpest shifts in UK policy towards Israel in decades. Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband delivered the emotionally charged statement to the House of Commons, framing it as both a […]