Muted US response to UK's West Bank sanctions may reflect simmering frustration

Britain announces a ban on goods from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, prompting warnings of US repercussions and an angry response from Israel.

🔴Israel to shut down UK consulate in Jerusalem in response to sanctions on settlements

British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband accused "settler terrorists" of "ethnic cleansing" in areas of the West Bank and said the UK was bringing in an "import ban on goods from illegal settlements." Israel closed the British consulate in Jerusalem in response.

British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband accused the Israeli government on Tuesday of turning a "blind eye" to what he called "ethnic cleansing" by settlers in the West Bank as the UK joined France and ten other countries in banning imports from Israeli settlements in the occupied territory. The decision comes amid rising...

Ed Miliband announces sanctions on trade with settlements as PM says in the Guardian it is time to act I believe in a two-state solution in the Middle East. That’s why we’re taking action to keep that hope alive | Andy Burnham Settler terrorists supported by Benjamin Netanyahu’s government are committing ethnic cleansi...

Britain's foreign secretary accuses settlers of carrying out the "ethnic cleansing" of Palestinians, as Israel responds by shutting the UK consulate in East Jerusalem.

The UK accuses Israel's government of turning a blind eye to the "ethnic cleansing" of Palestinians by settlers.