The British government said on Tuesday it would stop bringing in goods from Israeli settlements. These settlements are in the West Bank.
英国政府周二宣布,禁止从约旦河西岸以色列定居点进口商品。
It also stopped businesses from serving these settlements.
它还禁止企业为这些定居点提供服务。
Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband said settlers are carrying out "ethnic cleansing" against Palestinians there.
外交大臣埃德·米利班德表示,定居者正在那里对巴勒斯坦人实施“种族清洗”。
France and Canada also said they would do similar things.
法国和加拿大也宣布将采取类似行动。
Miliband said that British people should not support the occupation by buying products from the settlements.
米利班德说,英国人民不应通过购买定居点产品来支持占领。
The ban will take effect in six to nine months.
禁令将在六到九个月内生效。
Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Poland, Portugal, and Sweden have promised to support further action.
丹麦、芬兰、冰岛、波兰、葡萄牙和瑞典已承诺支持进一步行动。
The Netherlands, Ireland, Belgium, Spain, and Norway have banned or are banning imports of settlement products.
荷兰、爱尔兰、比利时、西班牙和挪威已禁止或正在禁止进口定居点产品。
Israel responded angrily, calling the move "despicable."
以色列愤怒回应,称此举“卑鄙”。
Israel will expel the British representative to the joint military center.
以色列将驱逐英国驻联合军事中心代表。
It will also end British training of the Palestinian security forces.
它还将终止英国对巴勒斯坦安全部队的训练。
Israel also banned more than ten British lawmakers from entering the country.
以色列还禁止十多名英国议员入境。
The US ambassador to Israel criticized the ban as discrimination against Jews.
美国驻以色列大使批评该禁令是对犹太人的歧视。
British Prime Minister Burnham, French President Macron, and Canadian Prime Minister Carney issued a joint statement.
英国首相伯纳姆、法国总统马克龙和加拿大总理卡尼发表联合声明。
They said that settlement expansion is a "direct and urgent threat" to the two-state solution.
他们称定居点扩张对两国方案构成“直接和紧迫的威胁”。
Miliband said that Britain sees Israel's occupation of the West Bank as illegal in itself.
米利班德表示,英国认为以色列对约旦河西岸的占领本身是非法的。
Britain already recognized a Palestinian state last year.
英国去年已承认巴勒斯坦国。