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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Will Meakin-Durrant

Archbishop issues verdict over UK sanctions on Israeli settlements in West Bank

The Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell has welcomed the UK Government’s plan to ban goods imported from illegal Israeli settlements, while asking whether ministers should target financial institutions.

Speaking in the House of Lords on Wednesday, England’s second most senior bishop expressed support for commitments made earlier this week by Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband.

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