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Ed Miliband hits back as Israel retaliates to illegal settlements trade ban

Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband pictured on Wednesday morning (Image: James Manning / PA)

ED Miliband said he “regrets” Israel’s response to a ban on trade with illegal settlements in the West Bank, but insisted it was “the right thing to do”.

The Foreign Secretary’s announcement of the ban triggered a diplomatic row, with Israel closing the British consulate in East Jerusalem and banning 11 MPs and a campaigner from the country.

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