WorldPingBritain bans trade with illegal Israeli settlements
France, Canada join the U.K. in ban; Israeli President said the U.K.decision would fall “on the wrong side of history”…
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by The Hindu
Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the US will ‘obviously not’ follow the UK in sanctioning illegal Israeli settlements…
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WorldPingFrance, Canada join the U.K. in ban; Israeli President said the U.K.decision would fall “on the wrong side of history”…
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by The Hindu
WorldPingTwelve countries including Britain, Canada and France Tuesday said they would slap sanctions on trade with Israeli settlements in the West Bank, after increasing attacks by Israeli settlers against Palestinian villages in the occupied territory.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by France 24
WorldPingBritain's foreign secretary accuses settlers of carrying out the "ethnic cleansing" of Palestinians, as Israel responds by shutting the UK consulate in East Jerusalem.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by BBC News
Other European countries immediately pledged support for the effort, which prompted warnings from the United States.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Washington Post
The UK has announced a ban on the import of all goods produced by illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Al Jazeera
UN expert Francesca Albanese calls UK sanctions on Israeli settlements a ‘seismic shift’ after years of UK ‘complicity’.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Al Jazeera