UK Drafts West Bank Settlement Trade Ban as Israel Advances New Home-Building
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Updated · Bloomberg · Aug 22
UK Drafts West Bank Settlement Trade Ban as Israel Advances New Home-Building
3 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Aug 22
Summary
Britain is preparing fresh sanctions that would bar goods and services trade with Israeli settlements in the West Bank, marking a sharper policy turn under Prime Minister Andrew Burnham.
Ed Miliband is weighing the options in coming weeks to increase pressure on Israel after it moved ahead with home-building in a strategically important part of the West Bank.
The proposed measures have not been announced and remain under discussion, according to people familiar with the plans.
The tougher line reflects both the settlement expansion dispute and Burnham's effort to address an issue that matters to voters on Labour's left.