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Britain is expected to announce a ban on trade with Israeli settlements in the West Bank on Tuesday.
A settlement, in this context, is a community built by Israeli citizens in occupied Palestinian territory that Palestinians claim for a future state.
The announcement would mark an early test of Prime Minister Andy Burnham's willingness to diverge from Washington on one of the world's most contested territorial disputes.
The measures are expected to include an embargo on goods and some services linked to West Bank settlements. Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband is set to make the formal announcement.
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