What are the holes in the UK’s ban on imports from Israeli settlements?

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Britain has announced a ban on imports of goods produced in illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank as part of a wider package of measures targeting expanding Israeli settlements and intensifying settler pogroms against the Palestinians.In a speech to Parliament, UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband dialled up the rhetoric compared with previous British governments, accusing Israel of carrying out “ethnic cleansing” in Palestine and reaffirming the UK’s longstanding position that Israeli settlements across the occupied West Bank are “unlawful”.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4In maps and charts: Russian and Ukrainian attacks on civilian targetslist 2 of 4Flash floods surge through Morocco’s Atlas Mountainslist 3 of 4Authorities in India rescue baby orangutans dumped in forestlist 4 of 4Turkish jets perform dramatic flyover above Egypt’s pyramidsend of listBut beyond the language of the announcement, what will the measures materially change? What percentage of Britain’s total trade with Israel is sourced from the illegal settlements?Also, how will officials distinguish between goods produced inside Israel, those from the settlements, and Palestinian goods in the occup...

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