How has Israel hit back against sanctions by the UK, others?

Israel has announced four retaliatory measures against the UK in response to its decision to ban the import of all goods produced in illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, calling the move a “series of anti-Israel decisions by the Labour Government”.On Tuesday, British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband said in a speech to parliament that the rapid expansion of Israeli settlements across the occupied Palestinian territory was “unlawful” and accused Israel of carrying out “ethnic cleansing”. He also announced sanctions against companies providing services to illegal settlements as well as tougher new restrictions on arms exports to Israel.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Medicine shortages grow in Iran as US tightens sanctions, blockadelist 2 of 3What ‘right’ and ‘left’ mean in Israel todaylist 3 of 3Israeli parties submit slates for October Knesset electionsend of listTwelve countries, including the UK, France, Canada, Spain and others, also shared a joint statement supporting a two-state solution for the Israel-Palestine conflict and announced their plans to impose their own trade restrictions on Israeli settlements.After Miliband’s speech, Israel announced...