LONDRA (UKREGNO) (ITALPRESS) – “Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom confirm their intention to introduce national restrictions and/or to support European ones on the trade of goods from the settlements (Israelis in the West Bank), illegal according to international law, or which are actively evaluating such measures and respective national procedures, in accordance with international law. In this regard, the United Kingdom, France and Canada welcome the important measures already taken by Ireland, Spain, the Netherlands, Norway and Belgium and will adopt national measures to prohibit trade in goods from settlements.” This is what we read in a note from the British Foreign Office.
For these countries, “the Israeli government’s actions in the West Bank are compromising the possibility of a two-state solution. The situation is rapidly worsening due to unprecedented levels of violence by settlers and the expansion of settlements, including the unacceptable decision to publish invitations to tender for the project of the E1′ settlement, therefore “British Prime Minister Andy Burnham, French President Emmanuel Macron and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney agreed on the need to intervene to prevent further damage.”.
The joint note explains that “the solution of the two states must be protected and we will act to pursue a just and lasting peace, based on the principles enshrined in the New York Declaration adopted a year ago. We strongly oppose actions equivalent to the annexation of Palestinian lands and forced displacement of the Palestinian population.” “The government of Israel must immediately stop the expansion of civil settlements and administrative powers, ensure responsibility for the violence perpetrated by the colonists and investigate allegations against Israeli forces,” the note continues.
Finally, these countries recognize “the legitimate security interests of Israel and reaffirm our condemnation of the Hamas terrorist attack on 7 October, the worst anti-Semitic massacre by the Holocaust. We are firmly determined to counter anti-Semitism wherever we manifest. We are unequivocally committed to the solution of the two States, in accordance with the relevant resolutions of the United Nations Security Council, allowing Israel and a sovereign, democratic and vital Palestinian State to live side by side in peace, security and mutual recognition within secure and internationally recognized borders.”.
MILIBAND “IN CISGIORDANIA PULIZIA ETNICA DI PALESTINESI”
British Foreign Minister Ed Miliband said that “in the West Bank there is an ethnic cleansing against the Palestinians,” announcing today to the House of Commons that the United Kingdom will impose a ban on imports of goods from “illegal settlements in occupied territories” in the West Bank. London “will support trade within the green line in Israel,” he added. Miliband anticipated that London will impose further sanctions against extremist settlers and that now it will refuse all license requests for export of weapons and other articles “which materially contribute to employment”.
ISRAELE, MINISTRO ESTERI ANNUNCIA CHIUSURA CONSOLATO BRITANNICO A GERUSALEMME EST
“I have written to the prime minister asking to close the British consulate in East Jerusalem today, which operates openly on behalf of the Palestinian Authority.” Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir announced this, commenting on British sanctions against Jewish settlement products in the West Bank. “This must be the Israeli response to British arrogance,” he added.
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