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ICJP welcomes UK settlement sanctions, but warns they should not be left as 'symbolic gestures'
Fleur Hargreaves9/8/2026
The International Centre of Justice for Palestinians released a statement on Tuesday welcoming the British government's announcement of a ban on trade with illegal Israeli settlements as a "first, though overdue, step towards bringing UK policy in line with its obligations under international law". However, it warned in a post to X that such policy measures "must be enforced with teeth, not left as symbolic gestures".
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