Burnham’s expected UK ban on Israeli settlement goods draws broad support

Key Facts

• Fact 1: London, United Kingdom – UK Prime Minister and Labour leader Andy Burnham is expected to soon approve a ban on goods linked to Israeli settlements after the Israeli government issued tenders to build more than 1,200 units for a settlement in the occupied West Bank called E1.
• Fact 2: These sanctions would be an important move towards meeting our moral as well as our legal obligations.” E1 settlement: Why Netanyahu, Israel’s right might not mind global outrage How Israel’s Netanyahu weaponises religion in his war rhetoric Why a Christian group is suing the Dutch government for West Bank trade ban Israeli settlers targeting Palestinian factories to force workers off land The E1 settlement project would ultimately create a continuous Israeli settlement “corridor” between occupied East Jerusalem and the large settlement of Ma’ale Adumim, 7km (4.5 miles) east of Jerusalem.
• Fact 3: “The UK government has long-declared E1 to be a red line, and Israel’s total disregard for that red line appears to be what’s motivating these possible actions,” Sarah Sanbar, acting Israel-Palestine researcher at Human Rights Watch, told Al Jazeera.
• Fact 4: MP Richard Burgon is pictured with Katie Fallon of the Campaign Against Arms Trade at an event in London examining Israeli war crimes in Gaza [File: Anealla Safdar/Al Jazeera]On August 19, British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband issued a news release on behalf of the UK government condemning the expansion.