A coordinated move led by the UK and France, plus seven more EU states, to impose sanctions on trade from illegal Israeli settlements has prompted a furious reaction from Tel Aviv and Washington.

Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband said that the measures were “specifically targeted at the expansion of these settlements, which are illegal under international law, in the West…

UK to announce trade ban on goods from illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.

New development heaps international pressure on Israel over its settlement expansion

Britain’s trade ban is expected to have little impact on £6bn bilateral trade

The U.K. is one of a dozen Western nations to announce trade restrictions Tuesday on goods made in Israel's West Bank settlements.

The UK was one of 12 countries to announce the ban on Tuesday