The Guardian view on Britain’s new Middle East policy: an unlawful occupation must carry a price | Editorial

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On Tuesday, UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband announced Britain would lead a 12-country coalition considering economic restrictions on Israeli settlements, with the UK, France, and Canada committing to national trade bans. This move, following escalating settler attacks and the approval of new settlement homes, formally declares the occupation unlawful and signals a significant shift in British policy towards Israel.

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Ed Miliband has delivered Britain’s toughest indictment of Israeli conduct in Palestinian lands - and rightly says this has economic consequencesRarely in recent years has the Commons felt like the cockpit of history. On Tuesday it did.

The Guardian view on Britain’s new Middle East policy: an unlawful occupation must carry a price | Editorial

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