Twelve Nations Impose Trade Restrictions on Israeli West Bank Settlements

To safeguard Israel’s future, the UK is right to sanction settlers

A former Israeli attorney-general backs the UK government’s ban on settlement goods and trade with West Bank businesses

UK announces new Israel sanctions, despite U.S. warning of economic consequences

U.S. officials have warned the U.K. of potential economic consequences if it moved ahead with sanctions targeting Israel.

Canada, France and Britain to ban imports from Israeli settlements in the West Bank

Britain will also sanction businesses that provide services for settlement expansion, such as construction, infrastructure and financing

By Paul Waldie

UK, France and ten other countries to sanction trade from Israeli settlements

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.

By FRANCE24

This is why the UK’s sanctions against Israeli’s West Bank are seismic

Britain’s original role in the establishment of Israel means its sanctions against Israeli settlements on Palestinian land captured by Israel in 1967 have a potency beyond their economic power, explains world affairs editor Sam Kiley

By Sam Kiley

Israel reacts to UK's sanctions on West Bank settlements

"Sanctions are not a solution – dialogue is. I say to all foreign governments: Stop! Step away from the dead-end of sanctions and boycotts, and turn toward constructive dialogue," Herzog said.

12 countries including France, UK say to sanction trade from Israeli settlements

Twelve countries, including the UK, Canada and France, on 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. Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, and Sweden also plan to limit trade with the settlements, the nations’ foreign ministers said in a joint statement. Ireland and Spain have already taken measures against trade wi...

By none@none.com (AFPNews Desk)

UK, France and Canada sanction Israeli West Bank settlements, in support for two-state solution

Britain on Tuesday announced a trade ban on goods made in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank in coordination with France and Canada, the latest sanctions to target Israel as it faces growing diplomatic isolation. British Foreign Minister Ed Miliband said Britain could no longer simply “call out” injustice and suffering, but told the […]

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