The BBC's Middle East analogous Lucy Williamson reports from Ma'ale Adumim - an existing Israeli colony successful the occupied West Bank, overlooking Israel's projected E1 site.
UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband, speaking to Parliament connected Tuesday, announced sanctions connected Israeli settlements successful the West Bank "to deter colony expansion" and "prevent the improvement of E1".
Israel has opened up tenders for the operation of immoderate 1,200 colony homes astatine the projected site.
Miliband said helium would prohibition the import of goods from Israel's "illegal settlements" successful the West Bank. He besides said "ethnic cleansing" was being carried retired by "settler terrorists" and accused the Israeli authorities of turning a "blind eye".
Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Saar responded to the determination by saying that Israel volition adjacent the British consulate successful Jerusalem and called the UK authorities "hostile".
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