US officials prepared a draft statement attributed to Secretary of State Marco Rubio condemning UK, France, and Canada for planning to block imports from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. The memo was never released. The West Bank, occupied since 1967, is home to about 500,000 Israeli settlers and 3 million Palestinians, with settlements widely considered illegal under international law.
US Drafted Memo Condemning UK Over West Bank Sanctions
Source: Reuters