The brief
"We're witnessing unprecedented settler terrorism in the West Bank," Miliband said in a video statement. Miliband: UK believes Israel is carrying out ethnic cleansing in West Bank, 'we refuse to be bystanders' • Alongside UK, France, and Canada, 12 countries say they back restrictions on settlements Key points and original sources are listed below.
- "We're witnessing unprecedented settler terrorism in the West Bank," Miliband said in a video statement.S1
- Miliband: UK believes Israel is carrying out ethnic cleansing in West Bank, 'we refuse to be bystanders' • Alongside UK, France, and Canada, 12 countries say they back restrictions on settlementsS2
- British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband accused "settler terrorists" of "ethnic cleansing" in areas of the West Bank and said the UK was bringing in an "import ban on goods from illegal settlements." Israel closed the British consulate in Jerusalem in response.S3
- The UK has announced a trade ban on goods made in illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.S4
- The UK banned imports from Israeli settlements, with Ed Miliband announcing sanctions as 12 nations joined in coordinated action against West Bank expansion.S5
- Britain will also sanction businesses that provide services for settlement expansion, such as construction, infrastructure and financingS6
- UK targets Israeli settlement trade and Hezbollah-linked finance as Western economic pressure over the regional conflict intensifies.S7
- 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.S8
