LondonNo G7 state has sanctioned a settlement before.
This treats the settlements themselves as unlawful, not individual violent settlers.
Foreign secretary Ed Miliband cited Israel’s expanded E1 project, which would cut Palestinian land claims in two.
Finance minister Bezalel Smotrich has demanded Britain’s ambassador be expelled over the move.
How each outlet framed it
- Daily Maverick
- identifies practical obstacle in sanctions: differentiating settlement goods from Israeli products within £6bn bilateral trade
Sources: Daily Maverick