West Bank
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Six UK Charities Sent About £2 Million to Illegal Israeli Settlements, Investigation Finds
Six registered British charities have raised and transferred millions of pounds to organizations and activities linked to Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, according to an investigation by Declassified.
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Elderly Palestinian Shot Dead by Israeli Forces in Occupied West Bank
A 54-year-old Palestinian man was shot dead by Israeli forces during a raid in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, amid a surge in Israeli violence against Palestinians.
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Israel Expels British Soldiers Who Were Tracking Settler Violence Against Palestinians
Israel expels a team of British soldiers who tracked settler violence and supported Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, part of its retaliation against UK settlement sanctions.
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Trump Didn’t Oppose UK Sanctions on Israeli Settlements, Report Says
The Trump administration did not oppose the UK-led initiative to impose sanctions on illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, Axios reported citing US officials and Western diplomats, in a signal of its frustration with the Israeli policy in the Palestinian territory.
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Israel to Take Retaliatory Steps Against France and Other Countries Over Settlement Sanctions
Israel is expected to take retaliatory measures against France and other countries that imposed sanctions against Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, similar to actions taken against the United Kingdom.
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UK Slams Israel’s Retaliation Over West Bank Settlement Trade Ban
UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband said Israel’s retaliatory measures against Britain after London, alongside France and Canada, imposed a ban on trade with Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank “will be damaging.”
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France, UK, and Canada Among 12 European Countries to Ban Products From Israeli Settlements in Occupied West Bank
France, along with 11 other countries, including Canada, Spain, and Denmark, will begin the process of banning products from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, following Britain’s decision to announce a similar ban on Tuesday.
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UK Calls Israel’s Occupation of Palestine ‘Unlawful,’ Confirms Trade Ban on West Bank Settlements
UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband has confirmed that the UK will ban imports of goods from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, saying the UK considers Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territory “unlawful.” He also warned that “ethnic cleansing” is being carried out by “settler terrorists,” accusing the Israeli government of turning a “blind eye” to the violence.
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UK Tells US That Ban on Israeli Settlements Will Be ‘Largely Symbolic’
Britain has privately assured the US that its planned sanctions targeting illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank will be “largely symbolic and will have no “material impact on the UK’s wider relationship with Israel on trade or security”.
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Randy Fine Threatens British Firms Over Israeli Settlement Trade Ban
Any company boycotting Israel will be banned from doing business with the state of Florida, US Representative Randy Fine said early Tuesday, responding to reports that Britain is considering a ban on trade with illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank amid a spike in Israeli violence against Palestinians.
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Israel’s Katz Orders to Prepare for ‘Large-Scale War’ in Occupied West Bank
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz has threatened a “full-scale war” against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, amid a sharp escalation in Israeli violence against Palestinians, backed by the military and the occupation government.
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Palestinian Dental Student Killed in Israeli Settler Attack on West Bank Village
A Palestinian dental student was killed and two others were injured, one critically, on Sunday evening during a settler rampage in the village of Hajja, east of Qalqilya in the occupied West Bank.
