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
BRITISH DIPLOMATS HAVE PRIVATELY ASSURED THE US THAT NEW SANCTIONS ON ISRAELI SETTLEMENTS ARE LARGELY SYMBOLIC AND WILL NOT MATERIALLY AFFECT UK-ISRAEL TRADE OR SECURITY TIES.
Britain will announce a trade ban on goods made in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank later on September 8, confirmed a senior minister, as part of the UK's efforts to support a two-state solution
Fresh sanctions being drafted by the UK would ban trade with Israeli settlements in the West Bank, as Prime Minister Andrew Burnham looks to demonstrate a tougher approach