The British government says it is suspending free trade negotiations with Israel and leveling new sanctions targeting West Bank settlers as it criticizes Israel’s military actions in Gaza.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/34958452

The U.K. suspended free trade talks with Israel on Tuesday and hit West Bank settlers with sanctions, less than a day after vowing “concrete actions” if Israel didn’t stop its new military offensive in Gaza.

  • Avid AmoebaEnglish
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    3 days ago

    The settlers are funded by the Israeli government.

    • ahornsirup@feddit.orgEnglish
      13·
      3 days ago

      The settlers are enabled by the Israeli government’s use military force against whoever already lives on the land they want to “settle.” The money is the smallest of the issues at hand.