Australia considers further sanctions on Israel but declines UK settlement trade ban
Australia is preparing another round of sanctions against Israel while declining to join the UK in banning trade with Israeli settlements in the West Bank. Foreign Minister Penny Wong said she had concerns about a blanket ban announced by the UK, France and Canada, while new targeted measures concerning Israeli settlers were being planned.
Australia is preparing another round of sanctions against Israel but has stopped short of joining the UK in banning trade with Israeli settlements in the West Bank.
Foreign Minister Penny Wong said she had concerns about the blanket ban announced by the UK, France and Canada. Australia is instead planning new targeted measures concerning Israeli settlers.
The UK government also issued its strongest condemnation yet of Israel’s occupation, according to the report. Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband called efforts to control the West Bank unlawful and said the UK agreed there was “ethnic cleansing of Palestinians in areas of the West Bank, perpetrated by settler terrorists”.
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