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Burnham defends UK ban on Israeli settlement trade

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has defended a UK ban on trade with Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, according to Al Jazeera Global News.

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Source: Al Jazeera Global News · View original source
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UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham has defended a ban on trade with Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, according to a report by Al Jazeera Global News published on 9 September.

The source provides no further details about the policy’s scope or timing.

It also does not set out the arguments Burnham used in defending the ban.

There is no reported response in the source material from Israel, Palestinians or other governments.

The measure remains described in the available material as a UK ban on trade with Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.

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