Britain's settlement trade ban is cosmetic. For it to work, it must sanction Israel

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The UK may end up assisting Tel Aviv by reinforcing a preposterous distinction between 'illegal' Jewish settlements and a supposedly 'law-abiding' Israel Ed Miliband, Britain’s foreign secretary, this week announced plans for a ban on trade and services with Israel’s illegal Jewish settlements, in a move the government has hyped as a “comprehensive reset” of relations with Israel. The UK was joined by 11 other western states unveiling or proposing similar sanctions: Canada, Denmark, Finland, Fra