Britain Announces Ban on Imports from Israeli Settlements
The British foreign secretary announces a ban on imports of goods from illegal Israeli settlements, describing the suffering in Gaza and the West Bank as a "stain on the world's conscience."
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The British foreign secretary announces a ban on imports of goods from illegal Israeli settlements, describing the suffering in Gaza and the West Bank as a "stain on the world's conscience."
Britain and France lead a diplomatic push, joined by other European states including Sweden, to press Washington to take firmer action on settlement expansion and settler attacks in the occupied West Bank.
The war on Gaza and Israeli policies in the West Bank dominated the first day of the UN General Assembly meetings in New York, amid warnings over the future of the two-state solution.
The UN Human Rights Office says 214 companies from 11 countries are involved in activities in settlements, adding 61 firms to its database and removing five.
The Dutch government criticized Israel's decision to revoke the accreditation of Dutch diplomats in Ramallah after the Netherlands banned imports from Israeli settlements. The Dutch foreign minister called the move "unnecessary".
Far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich demands Israel launch a full-scale war in the occupied West Bank, dismantle the Palestinian Authority and expand Israeli control.