Ed Miliband: “A new approach is needed because of the plans for the E1 development...”

We weighed the costs and the benefits of acting. We thought that we couldn’t just simply stand by because we feared Israeli reaction.

We will ban imports from Israeli settlements, prohibit advertising for settlement property in the UK and impose sanctions on companies and individuals involved in financing, construction, infrastructure and other activity supporting…

We act in concert with others in a broad international coalition.

The official view of the British Government is that the occupation is unlawful, because of Israel’s entrenchment of its control, its intention to extend permanent sovereignty, and its expansionist agenda via illegal settlements.