UK, France, and Canada sanction Israeli West Bank settlements
Western nations imposed sanctions on Israeli settlement goods, drawing criticism from Israel and prompting diplomatic rows despite quiet US acquiescence during the Trump administration.
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Sanctions over settlements have so far failed to provoke the US president’s ire.
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Britain's top diplomat said Wednesday he regretted Israel's decision to close the UK consulate in Jerusalem over London-led sanctions over settler violence in the occupied West Bank. Ed Miliband said the UK would continue intelligence cooperation with Israel and support the country against threats from Iran.
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UK bans imports from illegal Israeli settlements in a strong policy move after recognising a Palestinian state last year.
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Britain's foreign minister Ed Miliband said the U.K. "could not simply stand by because we feared Israeli reaction.”
Read full article →Diplomatic row escalates as UK, France and Canada move to sanction Israeli settlements
Britain, France and Canada said Tuesday they will ban imports from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, with a UK minister accusing Israel of turning a blind eye to the "ethnic cleansing" of Palestinians there. The moves prompted a furious Israel to unveil immediate counter-measures targeting Britain, as Jerusalem-based journalist Jordana Miller reports.
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Read full article →Türkiye backs 12-country action on West Bank settlements
Türkiye has welcomed a 12-country initiative to restrict trade with illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank and called on other governments to take similar steps.
Read full article →Egypt, Jordan welcome UK measures restricting trade linked to illegal Israeli settlements
Cairo urges others to follow suit, Amman calls for real consequences for Israel undermining two-state solution
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Read full article →Britain, France, others to impose sanctions on Israel over West Bank settlements; Israel reacts
The British Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Edward Miliband, also accused the Netanyahu-led government of tacitly backing ethnic cleansing. The post Britain, France, others to impose sanctions on Israel over West Bank settlements; Israel reacts appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
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Read full article →Three western nations move to ban imports of Israeli products from West Bank settlements
Britain, France, and Canada on Tuesday announced measures to ban imports of goods originating from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. The three nations said that this aims to support the two-state solution amidst growing international concern over settlement expansion, Reuters reported. The move comes part of a series of measures against Israel’s settlement … The post Three western nations move to ban imports of Israeli products from West Bank settlements appeared first on Egypt ...
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