Israel's closure of the British consulate in East Jerusalem was a disproportionate response to Britain's settlement restrictions

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The UK's ban on imports from Israeli settlements is justified

Governments should ban trade with Israeli settlements in the West Bank

Business operations in West Bank settlements inherently violate Palestinian human rights

The UK should ban imports of goods from Israeli settlements

Governments should prohibit imports from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank

International trade with Israeli settlements helps sustain an unlawful occupation

National restrictions are necessary when the European Union cannot agree on collective action against Israeli settlement expansion

International trade restrictions on Israeli settlements are justified by their illegality under international law

Targeted restrictions on Israeli settlements are preferable to broad economic sanctions against Israel

Settlement trade restrictions will not meaningfully constrain Israeli settlement expansion without broader economic pressure

Import restrictions on settlement goods cause disproportionate economic harm to Palestinian workers