Inside the West Bank crisis driving Britain to act

Yesterday, foreign secretary Ed Miliband announced new sanctions on Israeli settlements in the West Bank in response to an increase in settler expansion and violence there. So what is really happening on the ground? Can UK sanctions prevent settlement expansion? And what does this mean for Britain’s relationship with Israel and the US?

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Guests:

• Christina Lamb, chief foreign correspondent, The Times.
• Gabrielle Weiniger, Israel correspondent, The Times.

Host: Manveen Rana.

Producers: Olivia Case, Jesse Fox.

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Photo: Kobi Wolf for The Sunday Times.

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