UK sanctions Israeli settlements in occupied West Bank

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Sep 8, 202627:20News & Politics

Twelve countries ban goods from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank; Britain's Foreign Secretary, Ed Miliband, says plans to build thousands of new homes there are unacceptable. Also: Canada's imposes retaliato...

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