UK accuses Israeli ‘terrorists’ of ethnic cleansing in West Bank with government backing
Summary
The UK government, led by Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband, has declared Israel’s occupation of the West Bank as fully unlawful. The UK is imposing new sanctions on trade and services linked to Israeli settlements, accusing settler groups of ethnic cleansing with government support.Key Facts
- The UK calls the Israeli occupation of the West Bank unlawful in its entirety for the first time.
- The UK, along with France and Canada, has banned imports from Israeli settlements in the occupied territories.
- Sanctions will target services like construction and financing of settlements, and advertising of illegal settlement properties in the UK.
- Personal sanctions will be applied to individuals accused of promoting violence by settlers.
- The UK will also ban exports, including arms, that support the occupation.
- The actions are a response to plans to expand the E1 settlement, which could further divide the West Bank.
- Miliband called the situation “ethnic cleansing” carried out by settler terrorists with Israeli government backing.
- Other European countries, including the Netherlands and Ireland, have also banned goods from Israeli settlements.
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