Burnham defends UK ban on Israeli settlement trade
- NewsFeedUK Prime Minister Andy Burnham defended a ban on trade with Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, saying settler terrorists are carrying out ethnic cleansing of Palestinians.
- He said the move demonstrated British leadership and reaffirmed support for a two-state solution.
- The United Kingdom has announced it will ban imports originating from illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, marking one of London’s strongest policy moves on Israel-Palestine since it formally recognised a Palestinian state last year.
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- NewsFeedUK Prime Minister Andy Burnham defended a ban on trade with Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, saying settler terrorists are carrying out ethnic cleansing of Palestinians.
- He said the move demonstrated British leadership and reaffirmed support for a two-state solution.
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- The United Kingdom has announced it will ban imports originating from illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, marking one of London’s strongest policy moves on Israel-Palestine since it formally recognised a Palestinian state last year.
Sources: Al Jazeera, The Hill