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UK bans all imports from Israeli settlements in West Bank, cites 'settler terrorists;' France, Canada to follow

The UK on Tuesday banned trade with Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, where it says "settler terrorists" are carrying out ethnic cleansing of Palestinians, and said France and Canada would follow with bans of their own, according to AP.

Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband told lawmakers in the House of Commons that Britain will ban imports of all goods from the settlements, along with a range of services including financing, construction, infrastructure, real estate and advertising linked to them.

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