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UK to announce ban on trade with Israeli settlements in West Bank on Tuesday - exclusive

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  • The United Kingdom plans to announce a ban on trade with Israeli settlements in the West Bank, including goods produced there, according to The Jerusalem Post.
  • Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband said the measures would also include targeted sanctions and a broader review of Britain’s economic relationship with the occupied territories.

Britain is expected to announce a ban on trade with Israeli settlements in the West Bank on Tuesday, The Jerusalem Post reported, citing its understanding of the planned move.

Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband told the House of Commons last week that Britain needed “a comprehensive reset of our policy” toward the West Bank. He said the measures would include a ban on settlement-produced goods and targeted sanctions against British institutions and individuals.

a comprehensive reset of our policy

· Ed MilibandThe foreign secretary’s description of the planned change in British policy toward the West Bank.

“We do not want British companies financing, constructing, or advertising new settlements,” Miliband said. He added that the government was examining how to stop those activities and was reviewing the wider economic relationship with the occupied territories.

Late-August reports said Prime Minister Andy Burnham had considered imposing a trade embargo. The planned sanctions regime would likely halt the exchange of both goods and services. The story remains developing.

We do not want British companies financing, constructing, or advertising new settlements. The work we are now undertaking is how we can stop that.

· Ed MilibandMiliband’s explanation of the government’s proposed restrictions on British involvement in settlements.
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