LondonBritain sanctioned financiers of settlement construction.
The ban stops short of fruit and vegetables, settlements’ actual export to Britain.
Foreign Secretary Miliband told Commons Israel enables “ethnic cleansing” by settler attacks averaging six a day, UN figures show.
The EU needs 15 states holding 65% of its population to partially suspend trade with Israel.
How each outlet framed it
- Responsible Statecraft leans critical
- maps EU economic leverage as Israel's largest trade partner, argues timing critical to prevent E1 expansion before facts entrench
Sources: Responsible Statecraft