UK and allies sanction firms over West Bank settler violence but stop short of trade ban
By
Patrick Wintour
Crisp on the outside, thoughtful on the inside. A keeper.
Summary
The UK, along with Australia, France, and Norway, has imposed sanctions on six firms and one individual for enabling and financing settler violence in the West Bank. However, Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper disappointed Labour backbenchers by stopping short of an outright trade ban with illegal settlements, instead issuing updated guidance advising British firms against economic activity in those areas. Cooper noted practical difficulties in constructing a full trade embargo.
Key quotes
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Cooper told MPs it was difficult in practice to construct an embargo
the government was only issuing updated advice to British firms not to become involved in any economic activity with the illegal settlements
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