UK announces sanctions on West Bank settlements prompting furious Israeli response
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The sanctions were launched alongside France and Canada, who in a joint statement with the UK said the action "marks a further turning point in our approach to protecting the two-state solution".
Settlements are illegal under international law, and there has been a rise in violence towards Palestinians in the West Bank by settlers in recent months.
In a statement to MPs, Miliband said: "The British government agrees that there is ethnic cleansing of Palestinians in areas of the West Bank, perpetrated by settler terrorists.
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The sanctions were launched alongside France and Canada, who in a joint statement with the UK said the action "marks a further turning point in our approach to protecting the two-state solution".
Settlements are illegal under international law, and there has been a rise in violence towards Palestinians in the West Bank by settlers in recent months.
In a statement to MPs, Miliband said: "The British government agrees that there is ethnic cleansing of Palestinians in areas of the West Bank, perpetrated by settler terrorists.