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UK to unveil 'comprehensive' response to Israeli West Bank settlement plans in coming weeks

  • Britain plans to unveil a "comprehensive" package of measures on Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank in the coming weeks, Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband said.
  • Officials warn Israel's E1 settlement project could cut across land Palestinians want for a state and risk making a two-state solution unviable.
  • The UK is reportedly considering banning trade in goods from illegal settlements, and the U.S. is closely watching any such plans.
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