Yolande Knell
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38 appearances
2 recordings
1 series
first heard Aug 2026
last heard 8 Sep
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On a sweltering day, Israeli settlers splash in a pool at a Jordan Valley archaeological site.
It was filled this summer by diverting the water supply for a nearby Palestinian village in the occupied West Bank.
start of the year, the last of some 600 Palestinian Bedouins packed up their belongings and fled from nearby Ras I N alorja.
They'd endured years of attacks by violent settlers.
The UK calls what's happening across the West Bank appalling settler terrorism.
The Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband says new Israeli plans to expand settlements illegal under international law mark the crossing of a red line.
He plans to reset policy.
I'm in the Jordan Valley to find out if one expected measure, a British ban on settlement produce, could make a difference.
The main road here is dotted with date palms, their juicy fruits are the main export crop from this region for Israeli settlers and Palestinians.
About half the palms have no fruits, complains Abdul Halim Abu Omar in Alurjah village.
It's because we lack water.
Palestinians say Israel denies them a fair share of resources.
This year the farmer has few dates that are fit to show local exporter Moman Sinacrot, who sells to the UK.
Moman believes ending trade with settlements could curb settlement growth.
Palestinians want this wide swathe of fertile land along the West Bank's border with Jordan as part of their own hoped for state.
But Israeli date farmer Avigdor Abel is confident that Israel will never give it up.
He's lived in a settlement here for more than fifty years and dismisses the impact of any UK ban on his goods.
Already Israel's Foreign Secretary Gideon Saar is threatening retaliation for any UK ban.
Several other European countries have already banned trade with settlements, saying it's a legal obligation.
But Britain's expected action is now putting a heavy strain on relations with Israel.
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