UK Announces Import Ban on Goods From Israeli Settlements in West Bank

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Bank on Tuesday, 8 September, including a ban on imports of goods produced in the settlements and sanctions against individuals and companies involved in settlement expansion. British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband announced the measures in Parliament, saying the UK would introduce a "comprehensive sanction regime" targeting settlement activity rather than trade with Israel more broadly. The new measures will target companies and individuals involved in services including construction, infrastructure, financing, real estate, and advertising linked to settlement expansion.

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• Bank and immediately sanction a number of extremist settlers accused of supporting or inciting violence against Palestinian communities.
• Miliband said the British government considers Israel's occupation of the West Bank unlawful, citing Israel's continued control of the territory and the expansion of settlements.