European diplomats say they were surprised and disappointed that Australia baulked at joining a UK-led move to impose trade sanctions on West Bank Israeli businesses.Last week the United Kingdom announced a major policy shift by targeting Israeli settlements with sanctions, declaring that ethnic cleansing was taking place in the West Bank and declaring Israel's occupation of the territory unlawful.The move was followed by a collective statement from 12 governments — the UK, France, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, and Sweden — which said they would also either commit to or consider targeting trade with illegal settlements.In...
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