UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham defended a ban on trade with Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank
Burnham defends UK ban on Israeli settlement trade UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham defended a ban on trade with Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, saying settler terrorists are carrying out ethnic cleansing of Palestinians. He said the move demonstrated British leadership and reaffirmed support for a two-state solution.
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