Burnham’s expected UK ban on Israeli settlement goods draws broad support

London, United Kingdom – UK Prime Minister and Labour leader Andy Burnham is expected to soon approve a ban on goods linked to Israeli settlements after the Israeli government issued tenders to build more than 1,200 units for a settlement in the occupied West Bank called E1.“Sanctions on Israel’s illegal settlements would be a very welcome first step in helping to bring an end to Israel’s unlawful occupation,” Labour lawmaker Richard Burgon told Al Jazeera on Thursday. “The International Court of Justice has been clear that all states have obligations to bring that unlawful situation to an end. These sanctions would be an important move towards meeting our moral as well as our legal obligations.”Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4E1 settlement: Why Netanyahu, Israel’s right might not mind global outragelist 2 of 4How Israel’s Netanyahu weaponises religion in his war rhetoriclist 3 of 4Why a Christian group is suing the Dutch government for West Bank trade banlist 4 of 4Israeli settlers targeting Palestinian factories to force workers off landend of listThe E1 settlement project would ultimately create a continuous Israeli settlement “corridor” between occupied East Jerus...