00:00The UK is imposing new sanctions on Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, targeting
00:06goods and services linked to settlement expansion.
00:09Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband says the move is designed to protect the prospect of a two-state
00:15solution and respond to rising violence against Palestinians.
00:19Israel has rejected the allegations and condemned the measures.
00:23Its Foreign Minister says the UK is taking a hostile approach and Israel will close the
00:28British Consulate in East Jerusalem.
00:31The announcement is being made alongside France and Canada, with several other countries supporting
00:37the same two-state goal.
00:39The measures will target businesses and trade linked to settlements directly.
