UK Foreign Secretary Announces Sanctions on Israeli Settlements
British Foreign Secretary David Cameron announced a new package of sanctions targeting Israeli settlements in the West Bank during a speech in Parliament on Tuesday. Cameron declared that settlements are illegal and stated that Britain's position is that Israel is carrying out ethnic cleansing against the Palestinian people in the territories.
The sanctions include a ban on purchasing goods from settlements and additional measures against entities and construction companies involved in settlement activities. Cameron emphasized that these sanctions are not directed against Israel as a whole but specifically against the settlement enterprise.
The announcement followed a speech in which the Foreign Secretary condemned the settlement enterprise. The full details of the sanctions and their implementation are expected to be released shortly.
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