UK Israel Settlement Sanctions Policy
UK government bans goods from Israeli settlements in West Bank in stance tougheningReported by 7 of 17 outlets; wording from ABC News.
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Israel has told the United Kingdom to close its consulate in occupied East Jerusalem within 30 days, according to reports, after the British government announced sanctions on illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.
An estimated 700,000 Israelis live in settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, which are considered illegal under international law, although Israel disputes this.
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"The British government agrees that there is ethnic cleansing of Palestinians in areas of the West Bank, perpetrated by settler terrorists," Miliband told MP's.
The Israeli government has also been enabling and in some instances supporting the expansion of settlements across the West Bank.
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Palestine weekly: Settlement sanctions spark diplomatic crisis
How it changed
- 5 Sep
Israeli settlements in the West Bank are illegal under international law and Israeli law.
- 6 Sep
The US ambassador to Israel has accused the Labour government of “Jew hate” after Ed Miliband said vital medicines on their way to Gaza were being blocked.
- 8 Sep
UK government bans goods from Israeli settlements in West Bank in stance toughening
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- 9 Sep
Israel responded Tuesday by closing the British consulate in east Jerusalem and banning 11 lawmakers from the country.
Coverage 25 articles
17 Sep London wants to lecture Israel on ‘occupation’? Wait until Jerusalem mentions the Falklands
Washington Examiner
15 Sep UK bans trade with Israeli settlements
Semafor
15 Sep Israel hits back at UK over trade restrictions
Semafor
15 Sep Palestine weekly: Settlement sanctions spark diplomatic crisis
Al Jazeera
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12 Sep A Jew-free ‘Palestine’: The United Kingdom’s Israeli settlement boycott exposes a dark premise
Washington Examiner
11 Sep Avi Benlolo: Sanctions against Israeli settlements expose the deep rot in Ottawa
National Post
10 Sep “We’re the Outliers Here”: UK-Led Sanctions on Israeli Settlements Isolate the US
Mother Jones
9 Sep Why the U.K., Canada, and France Are Banning Trade With Israeli Settlements
Time
9 Sep Israel tells UK to close East Jerusalem consulate within 30 days
Al Jazeera
9 Sep ‘Overdue first step’: UK reacts to gov’t ban on Israeli settlement trade
Al Jazeera
9 Sep UK government defends decision to ban trade with Israeli settlements
Toronto Star
9 Sep What are the holes in the UK’s ban on imports from Israeli settlements?
Al Jazeera8 Sep France to ban products from Israeli settlements in West Bank, foreign minister says
The Straits Times
8 Sep Miliband risks backlash from US and Israel as UK announces West Bank sanctions
Evening Standard
8 Sep UK government bans goods from Israeli settlements in West Bank in stance toughening
ABC News (US)
8 Sep UK announces sanctions on illegal Israeli settlements
Al Jazeera
8 Sep CP NewsAlert: Canada joins Europeans in pledging ban of Israeli settlement goods
Toronto Star
8 Sep U.K. bans goods from occupied West Bank as Israel and U.S. warn of repercussions
NPR
8 Sep UK imposes trade ban on goods from Israeli West Bank settlements
South China Morning Post
8 Sep U.K. to ban trade with illegal West Bank settlements to support ‘two State solution’
The Hindu8 Sep Breaking: UK, France, Canada announce import ban on goods from Israeli settlements
ABC News (AU)
7 Sep 'The Brits have lost it!': Foreign Secretary Miliband accused of 'Jew hate' over video rant about Gaza medical supply block
Daily Mail
7 Sep UN expert Francesca Albanese calls for ‘true paradigm shift’ as Miliband resets policy on Israel
The Guardian
6 Sep Trump’s ambassador to Israel accuses Ed Miliband of ‘Jew hate’ over Gaza
The Independent
5 Sep Burnham’s Israel sanctions plan could risk national security, senior Tory warns
Evening Standard
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