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Will Israel's right exploit sanctions in run-up to vote?

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (637+ words) British-led sanctions over settlement expansion in the West Bank may have the unintended effect of emboldening the Israeli right ahead of elections, analysts and a diplomatic source told AFP. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is looking to shore up his…...

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Britain must 'stand against injustice' over West Bank settlements, PM Burnham says

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (323+ words) LONDON, Sept 9 (Reuters) - Britain had to "stand for something", Prime Minister Andy Burnham told parliament on Wednesday in a defence of his government's decision to block imports from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. Burnham, who has been in…...

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Israel tells Britain to close East Jerusalem consulate within 30 days, sources say

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (674+ words) TEL AVIV, Sept 9 (Reuters) - Israel has told the United Kingdom that it must close its consulate in East Jerusalem within 30 days, two Israeli officials and two sources familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. The closure of the consulate, which…...

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Israel tells British consulate in East Jerusalem to close within 30 days, sources say

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (226+ words) TEL AVIV, Sept 9 (Reuters) - Israel has told the British consulate in East Jerusalem that it must close and that diplomats assigned there will lose their accreditation within 30 days, an Israeli official and two sources familiar with the matter said. British…...

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Argentina initiates sanction proceedings against 60 people and companies over Falklands oil exploration

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (541+ words) By Nicolás Misculin, Shadia Nasralla and Leila Miller BUENOS AIRES, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Argentina's government has initiated sanctions proceedings against a total of 60 people and companies for participating in illegal oil exploration operations in the Falkland Islands, it said on Tuesday....

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UK to sanction Israeli West Bank settlements in support for two-state solution

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (515+ words) By Sarah Young and Alexander Cornwell LONDON/TEL AVIV, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Britain will announce a trade ban on goods made in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank later on Tuesday, a senior minister said, framed as a step up…...

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UK to announce a trade ban on Israeli West Bank goods

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (280+ words) LONDON, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Britain will announce a trade ban on goods made in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank later on Tuesday, confirmed a senior minister, as part of the UK's efforts to support a two-state solution. Six weeks…...

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UK vows anti-settler measures as Israel warns of retaliation

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (684+ words) Britain's foreign secretary vowed a tough response to "appalling" violence by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, drawing threats from Israel that it would retaliate if the UK imposed sanctions. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu…...

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UK to unveil 'comprehensive' response to Israeli West Bank settlement plans in coming weeks

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (153+ words) LONDON, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Britain will set out a "comprehensive" package of measures on Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank in the coming weeks, Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband said on Tuesday. Miliband told lawmakers that Israel's E1 settlement project would cut…...

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US vows to keep economic pressure on Iran as G20 finance talks begin

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (642+ words) US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent vowed Monday to persist with economic pressure on Iran, saying a turning point could be near as G20 finance leaders opened talks clouded by war and trade tensions. "We are going to continue exerting pressure, and…...