West Bank & Jerusalem
UK MP calls for ban on West Bank settlement goods
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Emily Thornberry, a British MP, has urged the government to prohibit goods produced in Israeli West Bank settlements, according to Middle East Eye. Thornberry characterized the level of settler violence as "the worst we have ever seen" and criticized the Israeli government's handling of such incidents. She made the call as tensions over settlement expansion and violence continue to dominate the political debate in Britain.
The push for an economic measure against settlements reflects mounting parliamentary pressure to take concrete steps against what the international community considers illegal under international law. Such bans have been proposed or implemented by other European governments seeking to hold Israel accountable for settlement policy in occupied Palestinian territory.
