Uk, France and Ten Other Countries o Sanction Trade From Israeli Settlements • France 24 English
Twelve countries including Britain, Canada and France Tuesday said they would slap sanctions on trade with Israeli settlements in the West Bank, after increasing attacks by Israeli settlers against Palestinian villages in the occupied territory. British Foreign Minister Ed Miliband said Britain could no longer simply "call out" injustice and suffering, but told the House of Commons that the country now had to "act" to oppose the expansion of settlements.
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AI GeneratedThe UK government has announced an import ban on goods from illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband stated that economic relations must reflect the unlawful nature of the occupation, framing the move as a symbolic \"reset\" of the UK's position to oppose settlement expansion and the forced displacement of Palestinians.