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UK Sanctions Israeli Settlements, Israel Retaliates

UK toSanctions Ban Trade With Israeli Settlements, inIsrael West BankRetaliates

UK Sanctions Israeli Settlements, Israel Retaliates
Above: Palestinian boys near the Palestinian village of Osrin in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Sept. 7. Image credit: Zain Jaafar/AFP/Getty Images

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