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Chris Mason: Burnham looks to show he will go further than Starmer with West Bank sanctions
There is little doubt that the UK's decision to ban imports from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank is another significant shift in Britain's posture in the Middle East.
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The UK will ban imports from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, a policy announced by Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband with Prime Minister Andy Burnham present in the House of Commons. The move follows the UK’s formal recognition of a Palestinian state a year earlier and signals a sharper stance toward Israel’s conduct in the region. The announcement marks a notable shift in Britain’s Middle‑East posture.
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