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UK Defends Ban on Trade with Israeli Settlements Amidst Israeli Retaliation
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UK Defends Ban on Trade with Israeli Settlements Amidst Israeli Retaliation

Britain's Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband defended the UK's decision to ban trade with Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, rejecting criticism from Israel and the UK's chief rabbi. Israel responded by closing the British consulate in East Jerusalem and banning 11 lawmakers.

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