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UK To Ban Trade With Illegal Israeli Settlements In Major Policy Reset. UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband will announce a major reset of relations with Israel, including a ban on trade with illegal Israeli settlements. The measures will cover goods and some services from settlements as Britain takes a more active approach to supporting Palestinian rights. Miliband will reaffirm Britain's support for a two-state solution and stress the need to uphold international law. Prime Minister Andy Burnham discussed the plans with President Donald Trump, stressing the importance of maintaining the prospect of a two-state solution. U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee warned the move could trigger American reprisals and affect British companies doing business in some U.S. states. Work and Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden said expanding Israeli settlements risked dividing the West Bank and undermining a future Palestinian state. The government stressed the measure is not a wider boycott of Israel, which remains an important trading partner for the UK. Israel has strongly criticised the plans, with Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich calling for the British ambassador to be expelled.
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