UK announces sanctions on Israeli West Bank settlements, declares occupation unlawful
Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband says Britain will take official position that Israel's occupation of West Bank is unlawful in entirety.
The UK government announced sanctions on trade with Israeli West Bank settlements, calling it the strongest condemnation ever issued by a British government. Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband stated that Britain will officially hold that Israel's occupation of the West Bank is unlawful in its entirety.
The measures include bans on goods from illegal settlements and prohibitions on advertisements for land in the settlements. Miliband said the sanctions would take up to nine months to come into effect.
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- UK foreign secretary announces sanctions on trade with Israeli West Bank settlements – video — The Guardian — Business
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