Jewish settlements in the West Bank
Shoulder to Shoulder with British Jews next to the stage at the Parliament Square, March against Antisemitism, in July last year
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All this comes perilously close to suggesting that those opposing the ban on goods from settlements in the West Bank support the annexation of this illegally occupied territory. Is that wise?
Britain of course does not accept that the West Bank lies within the boundaries of Israel, regarding the Israeli presence there as an illegal occupation. Saar made the issue clear when he added “the Jewish people have the right to live within the land of Israel”, implying that that includes “Judaea and Samaria”, the term the Netanyahu government uses for the West Bank. Hence a ban on the import of goods from Judaea and Samaria is a ban on goods from Israel.
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