The UK stopped trade with Israeli settlements on Tuesday.

These settlements are in the West Bank.

The UK government says settlers do bad things there.

Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband said this.

He said settlers carry out "ethnic cleansing" of Palestinians.

The ban stops imports from settlements.

It also stops services like money, building, and ads.

France and Canada said they will do the same.

The three countries said settlements are a danger.

They said settler violence hurts peace.

Israel was angry.

Israel said it will close the British consulate in Jerusalem.

The ban will not hurt money much.

Settlements make few exports.

But it is a strong message from friends.

Israel said it will send UK people away from a military place.

It will stop UK training of Palestinian police.

It also said no entry for twelve UK lawmakers.

Miliband said he feels "a deep sense of shame" about Palestine.

He said the UK now sees Israel's control of the West Bank as wrong.

Israel's president called the ban a "grave miscalculation."

The US ambassador to Israel called it unfair.

Some UK people said it might help Israel's prime minister.

Or it might cause more hate attacks.