UK announces sanctions on Israeli settlements and accuses settlers of 'ethnic cleansing' in West Bank
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Advertising illegal settlements will be banned in the UKpublished at 13:39 BST The foreign secretary says the UK will "take action" against companies and individuals that provide services, such as construction or finance, for settlement expansion.
"You will face the full force of UK sanctions," he says, adding that the advertisement of illegal settlements will also be banned in the UK.
The target of these sanctions are the illegal settlements, not Israel, Miliband adds.
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Advertising illegal settlements will be banned in the UKpublished at 13:39 BST The foreign secretary says the UK will "take action" against companies and individuals that provide services, such as construction or finance, for settlement expansion.
The target of these sanctions are the illegal settlements, not Israel, Miliband adds.
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"You will face the full force of UK sanctions," he says, adding that the advertisement of illegal settlements will also be banned in the UK.