UK imposes settlement trade ban as Miliband signals major reset on Israel policy

In a moment that marks a quiet but consequential turning point in British foreign policy, Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband will announce before Parliament a trade ban on goods and services originating from Israeli settlements in occupied Palestinian territory — the most concrete economic step Britain has taken in decades toward aligning its conduct with its long-stated legal principles. The decision, backed by a substantial majority of British public opinion, moves the UK from rhetorical commitment to a two-state solution into the realm of enforceable law, even as it stops short of the fuller mea