MPs press for sanctions against Israel over West Bank annexations
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PM urged to impose sanctions if Netanyahu carries out threat to annex parts of West Bank
Nearly 130 parliamentarians, including former Conservative cabinet ministers, have written to Boris Johnson urging him to impose economic sanctions against Israel if Benjamin Netanyahu’s new coalition government goes ahead with its threat to annex parts of the West Bank.
The letter, signed by the former Tory chairman Lord Patten and the former international development secretary Andrew Mitchell, says annexation would be clearly illegal under international law. Continue reading...
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