UK, France and Canada sanction Israeli settlements in West Bank as Britain accuses settlers of ‘ethnic cleansing’
The UK government has announced a trade ban on goods produced in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. The UK considers these settlements illegal. The ban prevents these goods from being imported into the UK market.

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3 developments- Sep 8UK imposes ban on goods from Israeli settlements in occupied West Bank
- Sep 9UK, France and Canada sanction Israeli settlements in West Bank as Britain accuses settlers of ‘ethnic cleansing’
- Sep 9What are the holes in the UK’s ban on imports from Israeli settlements?
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