Omar Barghouti, the co-founder of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement that aims to pressure Israel over its occupation of Palestinian land, has criticised the new restrictions introduced by the UK on settlement trade as "performative".

The UK government plans to ban trade with Israeli settlements in the West Bank on Tuesday, covering imports, exports, financing, and advertising

Tayab Ali, Director of the International Centre of Justice for Palestinians, tells MEE’s Imran Mulla that the upcoming ban on trade with illegal Israeli settlements, expected to…