Israel clashes with allies over West Bank settlement project

Israel sharply criticized the UK after London voiced opposition to the Jewish state’s support for settlements in the occupied West Bank.

Foreign secretary Ed Miliband said UK would soon announce moves to respond to Israeli government policies, protect the viability of the Palestinian state and ‘target sanctions at those who participate in illegal settlement expansion’

Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband and the Israeli government began a war of words over a controversial settlement project in the occupied West Bank.