Jason Koutsoukis; 19/11/08
The British Foreign Secretary, David Miliband, has rejected Israeli demands that Britain abandon its plan to force Israel to label clearly exports from settlements in the West Bank. On a two-day visit to Israel, Mr Miliband condemned Israel’s continued build-up of West Bank settlements in the 12 months since the Middle Peace conference in Annapolis, Maryland, and called on Israel to adhere to its commitments to halt settlement activity. “The British position is for the fair and proper implementation of the agreements on produce from the region,” Mr Miliband said at a joint news conference with the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas.
