UK government defends decision to ban trade with Israeli settlements
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LONDON -- British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband said Wednesday he was disappointed with Israel’s response to the government's decision to ban trade with Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, and rejected criticism from the U.
Israel responded Tuesday by closing the British consulate in east Jerusalem and banning 11 lawmakers from the country.
Israel announced it would close the consulate after UK said it was imposing sanctions on illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank.
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LONDON -- British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband said Wednesday he was disappointed with Israel’s response to the government's decision to ban trade with Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, and rejected criticism from the U.
Israel responded Tuesday by closing the British consulate in east Jerusalem and banning 11 lawmakers from the country.
Israel announced it would close the consulate after UK said it was imposing sanctions on illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank.