The head of an organisation representing illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank has been denied entry into France “due to his active role in implementing the settlement policy in the West Bank”.
The banning of trade with illegal Israeli settlements gained the most support from a range of options discussed by EU foreign ministers at a meeting in Brussels
The UK will press ahead with sanctions on Israeli settlements whatever the outcome of Israel's elections, senior UK government figures confirmed to MEE.
Even if ICC-wanted Benjamin Netanyahu is no longer prime minister, Labour ministers intend to implement comprehensive sanctions, including against companies providing construction and real estate services for settlement expansion.
Several government and Labour sources accused some civil servants of causing “blockages” and attempting to weaken the sanctions.