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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alex Croft

Miliband’s ‘brave’ settlement trade ban has come too late, say West Bank Palestinians

West Bank Palestinians are welcoming the UK government’s unprecedented ban on trade with the Israeli settlements - but say it is long overdue and doesn’t go far enough.

On Tuesday, UK foreign secretary Ed Miliband confirmed a “new approach” in the UK’s relations with Israel, imposing a ban on goods coming out of Israeli settlements in the West Bank which Britain regards as illegal.

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