Ellie Chowns, a British Member of Parliament with the Green Party, raised a question regarding Israeli real estate events taking place in London over the weekend, which market and sell properties in illegal West Bank settlements.
"How is it that this government fails even to prevent the marketing of illegal property in this country, and still fails to take action?" she asked, and added: "The UK has a particular responsibility. Will she step up and ban trade with illegal settlements in the future?"
In response, the Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said that the government has "been very clear that not only should no businesses be engaging in trade or in marketing around the illegal settlements, they certainly should not be doing so on UK soil."
British MP asks clarification on Israeli real estate event held in London marketing and selling property in illegal West Bank settlements. pic.twitter.com/wl4t4Z017J
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