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Britain acknowledges ethnic cleansing of Palestinians in the West Bank and announces sanctions

From Hürriyet · () Turkish

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  • British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband announced sanctions targeting illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank.
  • Miliband said the British government recognises ethnic cleansing against Palestinians by settler terrorists.
  • He said expanding illegal settlements represents Israel’s official state policy.

Britain has announced sanctions targeting illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank, with Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband saying the government recognises ethnic cleansing against Palestinians by settler terrorists.

Miliband said: “The British government acknowledges that ethnic cleansing is being carried out against Palestinians in the West Bank by settler terrorists.”

He also said that expanding illegal settlements represents Israel’s official state policy. The sanctions were presented alongside that accusation, marking a direct British response to the settlement policy described by the foreign secretary.

The British government acknowledges that ethnic cleansing is being carried out against Palestinians in the West Bank by settler terrorists.

· Ed MilibandThe British foreign secretary made the statement while announcing sanctions targeting illegal settlements in the West Bank.
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