Britain set to announce new sanctions against Israel over 'E1' settlement expansion

Britain set to announce new sanctions against Israel over 'E1' settlement expansion Britain is set to announce fresh sanctions against Israel this week with other western states in opposition to the E1 settlement project , which would effectively split the occupied West Bank in two. The Foreign Office is expected to announce that UK firms will be sanctioned if they have any involvement in E1, according to the Guardian . It will also impose new sanctions on entities seen as supporting settler violence.