West Bank & Jerusalem
British Labour MP calls for sanctions on Israel, trade ban on settlements
Image credit: Shehab Wire (EN)
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Labour MP Andy MacDonald called for formal economic sanctions against Israel and a halt to commercial and financial dealings with products from settlements on Palestinian land, Shehab Wire reported. MacDonald, a member of the British Parliament, demanded decisive punitive measures to pressure the Israeli government over settlement expansion in the West Bank.
The call marks a hardening stance within Labour ranks on Palestinian rights and the occupation. MacDonald's statement urges Britain to join other nations in imposing coordinated economic pressure against Israeli settlement activity, which international law treats as illegal under the Geneva Conventions.
