UK declares Israeli occupation of West Bank unlawful, announces sweeping sanctions
Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband announces the strongest UK government condemnation yet, accusing Israeli settlers of ethnic cleansing and imposing trade sanctions alongside France and Canada.
UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband has announced that the British government now officially considers Israel's occupation of the West Bank unlawful in its entirety, marking the strongest condemnation by a UK government to date. Miliband stated that Israeli "terrorists" are conducting ethnic cleansing in the West Bank with tacit government backing, and said this acknowledgment was "the least the people who face such suffering deserve" and "should be the prelude to justice."
The UK is implementing sweeping sanctions in coordination with France and Canada, including an import ban on goods from illegal settlements, a comprehensive sanctions regime against services such as construction and financing for Israeli settlements, a ban on advertising illegal settlement properties in the UK, personal sanctions against individuals accused of promoting settler violence, and a new ban on arms licenses and exports that "materially contribute to the occupation."
Sources
- UK accuses Israeli ‘terrorists’ of ethnic cleansing in West Bank with government backing — The Guardian — World
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